The secret police and the religious underground in communist and post-communist Eastern Europe

This book addresses the complex intersection of secret police operations and the formation of the religious underground in communist-era Eastern Europe. It discusses how religious groups were perceived as dangerous to the totalitarian state whilst also being extremely vulnerable and yet at the same...

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Contributors: Kapaló, James 1968- (Editor) ; Povedák, Kinga 1979- (Editor)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis 2022
In: Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet states (15)
Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Routledge religion, society and government in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet states 15
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Church / Underground (Politics) / Secret service
B Europe / Political police / Religious group / History 1920-1990
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CG Christianity and Politics
CH Christianity and Society
KBK Europe (East)
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Secret Service (Europe, Eastern) History 20th century
B Collection of essays
B Communist countries Religion History 20th century
B Post-communism (Europe, Eastern) History 21st century
B Anti-communist movements (Europe, Eastern) History 20th century
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