Political Propaganda among the Religion in Romania; before and after 1989. The Case of Penticostal Denomination Cover Image
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Propaganda politică în mediul religios înainte şi după 1989. Cazul Cultului Penticostal
Political Propaganda among the Religion in Romania; before and after 1989. The Case of Penticostal Denomination

Author(s): Ciprian Bălăban
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: religion; political propaganda; communism; religious journals;

Summary/Abstract: The present article is an analysis of how political propaganda was disseminated within the religious area from Romania during the communist period. This usually was done by inserting prasing articles to the "achievements" of the communist regime in publications of various religious denominations. Such articles were published regularly in religious journals of the time. To better understand the details of this politicization process of religious publications a depth analysis from this perspective is done on the Pentecostal Church Bulletin. Towards the end the article contains a brief analysis of political discourse in the religious met in Romania after the 1989 revolution and churches attitude towards the religious mix with politics.

  • Issue Year: XXIII/2015
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 191-200
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian