The Catholic Church and the Making of the Croatian Nation, 1970-84
The Catholic Church and the Making of the Croatian Nation, 1970-84
Author(s): Vjekoslav PericaSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Political history, Government/Political systems, Politics and religion, Nationalism Studies, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Politics and Identity
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Croatia; political history; 1970-1984; making of Croatian nation; Yugoslav ethnonational politics; Catholic Church; nationalist movements;
Summary/Abstract: The contemporary Balkan crisis entails the consequential dimension of interaction between mainstream religion and Yugoslav ethnonational politics. Several studies that examined this aspect of the Yugoslav case, provided valuable information and important insights but hesitated to designate the mainstream Yugoslav religious institutions as agents of landmark mass movements. According to mainstream scholarship, religious organizations ordinarily operated as assistants to nationalist movements and populist regimes of late and postcommunism spearheaded by secular forces. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 14/2000
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 532-564
- Page Count: 33
- Language: English
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