ХРИШЋАНСКА ЗАЈЕДНИЦА НАЗАРЕНА У СРБИЈИ ДО 1914. ГОДИНЕ И ПРОБЛЕМ ЦИВИЛНОГ СЛУЖЕЊА ВОЈСКЕ
THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY NAZARENES IN SERBIA UNTIL 1914 AND THE PROBLEM OF CIVIL MILITARY SERVICE

Summary/Abstract: Nazarenes were a small religious community that spread rapidly in the 19th century in the southern parts of Hungary and from there to Serbia. These zealots of Christianity advocated for the recognition of conscientious objection and demanded that servemilitary term without weapons. Their attitude stemmed from a radical interpretation ofthe Gospels. Everywhere they encountered the misunderstanding and resistance of both– the church and the state. In Serbia, they were punished by draconian prison sentencesfor refusing to serve under arms but also because of the confession of their faith. The Orthodox Church has encouraged the authorities to spread the repression against the Nazarenes. The article was written primarily based on unpublished documents from the Archives of Serbia.

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