Legionary Dreams, Visions, and Divine Apparitions in the Communist Prisons: Designing a Fascist Carceral Theophany in Contemporary Romania
The paper discusses the forging of a carceral legionary theophany based on oneiric experience and the apparitions of saints to imprisoned members of the Iron Guard in contemporary Romania. It also approaches the post-Communist instrumentalization of the legionaries’ prison experience (dreams, vision...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2022
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Review of ecumenical studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 263-288 |
IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBK Europe (East) KCD Hagiography; saints KDF Orthodox Church SA Church law; state-church law |
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Summary: | The paper discusses the forging of a carceral legionary theophany based on oneiric experience and the apparitions of saints to imprisoned members of the Iron Guard in contemporary Romania. It also approaches the post-Communist instrumentalization of the legionaries’ prison experience (dreams, visions of the Virgin and saints, "dreams of terror") in supporting their claim of canonizing fascists martyrs as saints of the Romanian Orthodox Church. |
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ISSN: | 2359-8107 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of ecumenical studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2478/ress-2022-0105 |