Romania’s Saving Angels: "New Men", Orthodoxy and Blood Mysticism in the Legionary Movement
In Romania, a Christian, ultranationalistic movement known as The Legionary Movement has before and after the Communist period called for a national, spritual revolution. Perceiving themselves as front fighters protected by the Archangel, Legionaries endeavour to purify the nation so that it can liv...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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2012
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Bulletin for the study of religion
Год: 2012, Том: 41, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 16-22 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Religion and society
B Romania B Ethnonationalism B Antiseminism B Fascism B Nationalism and Religion B Orthodox Christianity B Gender |
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| Итог: | In Romania, a Christian, ultranationalistic movement known as The Legionary Movement has before and after the Communist period called for a national, spritual revolution. Perceiving themselves as front fighters protected by the Archangel, Legionaries endeavour to purify the nation so that it can live in its God-given fatherland. In order to assure national resurrection, Legionaries want to create a "New Man", understood as a new male. This ideal combines the qualities of a Christian martyr, a working hero, a monk and a militant and as such both complex and ambiguous. In practice, Legionaries have a lot in common with other European "boot boys". Based on field studies, this article discusses the role of men in this movement: their role models, male bonding, rituals and myths, as well as their concepts of family, brotherhood and blood relations, all with reference to a particular ethnonationalistic, christocentric worldview. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1871 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/bsor.v41i2.16 |
