The secret police and the religious underground in communist and post-communist Eastern Europe

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...

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Contributors: Kapaló, James 1968- (Editor) ; Povedák, Kinga 1979- (Editor)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
Published: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis 2022
In: Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet states (15)
Year: 2022
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Keywords:
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
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Osteuropa > Kirche > Untergrund > Politik > Geheimdienst
Osteuropa > Politische Polizei > Religiöse Gruppe > Geschichte 1920-1990
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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.　
Item Description:Enthält Literaturangaben und ein Register
Physical Description:xii, 340 Seiten Illustrationen, Faksimiles
ISBN:9780367279998
9781032055886
DOI:10.4324/9780429331466