Orthodox Christianity and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Southeastern Europe (Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought) - Hardcover

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9780823256068: Orthodox Christianity and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Southeastern Europe (Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0823256065 ISBN 13: 9780823256068
Publisher: Fordham University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Nation-building processes in the Orthodox commonwealth brought together political institutions and religious communities in their shared aims of achieving national sovereignty. Chronicling how the churches of Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, and Serbia acquired independence from the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the wake of the Ottoman Empire’s decline, Orthodox Christianity and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Southeastern Europe examines the role of Orthodox churches in the construction of national identities.

Drawing on archival material available after the fall of communism in southeastern Europe and Russia, as well as material published in Greek, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Russian, Orthodox Christianity and Nationalism in Nineteenth-Century Southeastern Europe analyzes the challenges posed by nationalism to the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the ways in which Orthodox churches engaged in the nationalist ideology.

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About the Author

Lucian N. Leustean is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Aston
University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Publisher
Fordham University Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0823256065
ISBN 13 
9780823256068
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
288
Editor
Leustean Lucian N.