The secret police and the religious underground in communist and post-communist Eastern Europe
General Information
- Language
- English.
- Published
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2022.
- Physical Description
- 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contributors
- Contributor
- Kapaló, James Alexander, (editor.)
- Povedák, Kinga, 1979- (editor.)
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- "This book addresses the complex intersection of secret police operations and the formation of the religious underground in communist-era Eastern Europe. It discusses how religious groups were perceived as dangerous to the totalitarian state whilst also being extremely vulnerable and yet at the same time very resourceful. It explores how this particular dynamic created the concept of the "religious underground" and produced an extremely rich secret police archival record. In a series of studies from across the region, the book explores the historical and legal context of secret police entanglement with religious groups, presents case studies on particular anti-religious operations and groups, offers methodological approaches to the secret police materials for the study of religions, and engages in contemporary ethical and political debates on the legacy and meaning of the archives in post-communism"--
Subjects
- Subject
- Secret service > Europe, Eastern > History > 20th century.
- Anti-communist movements > Europe, Eastern > History > 20th century.
- Post-communism > Europe, Eastern > History > 21st century.
- Communist countries > Religion > History > 20th century.
Bibliographic Information
- Responsibility
- James A. Kapaló, Kinga Povedák.
- Series
- Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet states
- Available in another form
- Online version: Secret police and the religious underground in communist and post-communist Eastern Europe London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 9780429331466 (DLC) 2021007565
- ISBN
- 9780367279998
- 9781032055886
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | Reference collection | 363.28/30947 KAP | Reference | - |
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