Artan Hoxha

Communism, Atheism and the Orthodox Church of Albania

Cooperation, Survival and Suppression, 1945-1967

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the relations between the Albanian communist regime and the Albanian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (AAOC) from 1945, when the communists came to power, to 1967, when Albania became the only atheistic state in the world, and religion of all kinds was completely suppressed.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9781032075693
• ISBN-10: 1032075694
• Artikelnr.: 69793122

Autorenporträt

Artan R. Hoxha is a Researcher at the Institute of History in Tirana, Albania, and a Fellow Researcher at the Center of World History, University of Pittsburgh, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Nationalism and the Orthodox Church in a country with a
Muslim majority 2. Looking for Support 3. The regime's crackdowns and the
reactions of the Orthodox clergy 4. Long Life to the People's Power 5. The
AOCA in the Service of the State 6. The Erosion of the Church's Body 7.
"Unheard Of-Not Even in Turkish Times": the Road to 1967

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Introduction 1. Nationalism and the Orthodox Church in a country with a Muslim majority 2. Looking for Support 3. The regime's crackdowns and the reactions of the Orthodox clergy 4. Long Life to the People's Power 5. The AOCA in the Service of the State 6. The Erosion of the Church's Body 7. "Unheard Of-Not Even in Turkish Times": the Road to 1967