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Item Details
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CROSS AND COMMISSAR
THE POLITICS OF RELIGION IN EASTERN EUROPE AND THE USSR |
| By: |
Pedro Ramet |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£28.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0253315751 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780253315755 |
| Publisher: |
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 1987 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Synopsis: |
"Anyone trying to understand... the recent history of Eastern Europe (including the Soviet Union) will find this book... extremely useful.... a common sense view of theory and historical study.... a successful product that both enlightens and informs." American Historical Review..". valuable reading." Journal of the American Academy of Religion..". welcome and insightful... " Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists"It is an important study that produces a fairly rich bounty of information about political-religious relationships, the tie between the church and state, and the influence of religious beliefs on society." Slavic Reviww..". deserves intensive attention by scholars... " Journal of Church and State"The book s strengths lie in its range, documentation, strongly analytical, and subtly nuanced treatment, consistent awareness of the complexity and dynamism of the various church-state relationships, and its generally judicious blend of theoretical and empirical aspects." History"Cross and Commissar is a sober, richly documented analysis that is useful and fascinating. It is well written, researched, and organized and fills an unfortunate lacuna in the literature in the area of church-state relations." The Annals of the American Academy"This monograph is a tour de force... " Modern Greek Studies YearbookCommunist regimes take an active stance vis-a-vis religion, framing religious policies with an eye toward broader political objectives. Cross and Commissar provides the first systematic, comparative attempt at applying social-scientific theories to illuminate the nature of church-state interaction and the contemporary religious scene in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union." |
| Illustrations: |
1fig. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Indiana University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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