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OverviewTurning Prayers into Protests is comparative study of grass-roots religious activity in Slovakia and East Germany prior to 1989. Religion was a central arena for culture, thought, social organization, kinship and ritual in the societies that became communist after the Second World War. It was thus a primary concern for communist regimes. The author examines the ways in which these regimes targeted religion and the various and divergent roles of the Catholic Church in Slovakia and the Lutheran Church in East Germany in the response to state socialist rule and its eventual dismantling. He compares the two cases in terms of the political power, influence and affect that these Churches had in regard to state repression or cooptation, vividly demonstrating that religion could provide a space for independence beyond state control as well as a foundation for resistance. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Doellinger (Professor of History, Western Oregon University)Publisher: Central European University Press Imprint: Central European University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.546kg ISBN: 9786155225789ISBN 10: 6155225788 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 10 September 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. Catholics, Protestants and the State 2. Finding a Space to Think and Act Freely 3. Independent Publishing and Communication Networks 4. Constructing New Public Spaces 5. From Prayers to Protests 6. Archipelagos of Grass-Roots Activism 7. The Revolutions of 1989 Conclusion Epilogue Glossary Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationDoellinger is Associate Professor of History, Western Oregon University Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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