Agrarsozialismus in den Dörfern des Bodrogköz und die kirchliche Positionierung. Kirche zwischen Ordnungsmacht und Glaubensinstitution
Agricultural socialism in the villages of Bodrogköz and the Church’s position. The Church between Law Enforcement and Institution of Faith

Author(s): Juliane Brandt
Subject(s): History of Church(es), Economic history, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Fórum Kisebbségkutató Intézet
Summary/Abstract: In 1898, a so-called “agrarian socialist movement” arose in the villages of Bodrogköz. The participants formed associations, which they called “cooperatives”, and planned to divide up large estates. By March 1898, the movement had been suppressed. This study examines how the Reformed Church – as the church to which the majority of the local population belonged – positioned itself in relation to these actions by its members. In particular, it analyses the statements made by the plenary meetings of the local deaconry (Alsó-Zempléni Egyházmegye) and by the church district and the reporting in the Protestant press, using the example of the regional weekly Sárospataki Lapok and the Budapest Protestant weekly PEIL.

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