The Attitude of the Holy See Toward Sport During the Interwar Period (1919–39)

During the interwar period (1919–39), nations used sport and athletes for propaganda purposes, especially those countries with fascist and National Socialist ideologies. Through insights gleaned from the archives of the Vatican Secretariat of State and the Archivio Segreto Vaticano, the author discu...

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Main Author: Vanysacker, Dries (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Catholic University of America Press 2015
In: The catholic historical review
Year: 2015, Volume: 101, Issue: 4, Pages: 794-808
Further subjects:B National Socialism
B Athletics
B Fascism
B Holy See
B interwar period
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Summary:During the interwar period (1919–39), nations used sport and athletes for propaganda purposes, especially those countries with fascist and National Socialist ideologies. Through insights gleaned from the archives of the Vatican Secretariat of State and the Archivio Segreto Vaticano, the author discusses how the Holy See, at every level, regarded this phenomenon.
ISSN:1534-0708
Contains:Enthalten in: The catholic historical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/cat.2015.0205