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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description 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 time very resourceful. It explores how this particular dynamic created the concept of the “religious underground” and produced an extremely rich secret police archival record. In a series of studies from across the region, the book explores the historical and legal context of secret police entanglement with religious groups, presents case studies on particular anti-religious operations and groups, offers methodological approaches to the secret police materials for the study of religions, and engages in contemporary ethical and political debates on the legacy and meaning of the archives in post-communism.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-724652025-08-13T14:11:25Z The Secret Police and the Religious Underground in Communist and Post-Communist Eastern Europe Kapaló, James A. Povedák , Kinga secret police; operations; religious underground; Eastern Europe thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBC Social research and statistics thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBC Social research and statistics 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 time very resourceful. It explores how this particular dynamic created the concept of the “religious underground” and produced an extremely rich secret police archival record. In a series of studies from across the region, the book explores the historical and legal context of secret police entanglement with religious groups, presents case studies on particular anti-religious operations and groups, offers methodological approaches to the secret police materials for the study of religions, and engages in contemporary ethical and political debates on the legacy and meaning of the archives in post-communism. 2021-10-22T04:01:23Z 2021-10-22T04:01:23Z 2021-10-21T10:02:47Z 2021 book OCN: 1248600099 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51126 9780367279998 9781032055886 9780429331466 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/72465 eng open access Taylor & Francis Routledge fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Chapter Introduction 9780367279998 9781032055886 9780429331466 Routledge open access
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The Secret Police and the Religious Underground in Communist and Post-Communist Eastern Europe
title The Secret Police and the Religious Underground in Communist and Post-Communist Eastern Europe
title_full The Secret Police and the Religious Underground in Communist and Post-Communist Eastern Europe
title_fullStr The Secret Police and the Religious Underground in Communist and Post-Communist Eastern Europe
title_full_unstemmed The Secret Police and the Religious Underground in Communist and Post-Communist Eastern Europe
title_short The Secret Police and the Religious Underground in Communist and Post-Communist Eastern Europe
title_sort secret police and the religious underground in communist and post communist eastern europe
topic secret police; operations; religious underground; Eastern Europe
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBC Social research and statistics
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBC Social research and statistics
topic_facet secret police; operations; religious underground; Eastern Europe
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBC Social research and statistics
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