Churches in-between: Greek Catholic churches in postsocialist Europe

Eastern Rite Catholic Churches occupy an ambiguous position between two religious worlds and challenge the idea of a sharp religious and political dichotomy between Eastern and Western Europe. After decades of repression under socialism, the churches known popularly in Central Europe as Greek Cathol...

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Collaborateurs: Mahieu, Stéphanie (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Naumescu, Vlad (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: Berlin Münster Lit 2008
Dans: Halle studies in the anthropology of Eurasia (16)
Année: 2008
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Collection/Revue:Halle studies in the anthropology of Eurasia 16
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Osteuropa / Griechisch-Orthodoxe Kirche / Histoire 1989-2008
B Ostmitteleuropa / Griechisch-Orthodoxe Kirche / Histoire 1989-2008
Sujets non-standardisés:B Church and state Former communist countries
B / Byzantine Rite / Catholic Church Former communist countries
B Recueil d'articles
B Secularism Europe
B Former communist countries Religion
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Résumé:Eastern Rite Catholic Churches occupy an ambiguous position between two religious worlds and challenge the idea of a sharp religious and political dichotomy between Eastern and Western Europe. After decades of repression under socialism, the churches known popularly in Central Europe as Greek Catholic have successfully undertaken a process of revitalisation. This has been marked by competition with other churches, both over material properties and over people’s souls. How can a Greek Catholic “identity” be recreated? Can these churches provide a distinctive “product” for the new “religious marketplace”? By exploring such questions the contributors to this volume shed fresh light on the social and political shaping of religious phenomena in the era of postsocialism and also on more general issues of belief, practice, transmission and syncretism.
Description matérielle:XI, 340 S., 235 mm x 162 mm
ISBN:978-3-8258-9910-3