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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823579003321

Autore

Bobič Pavlina <1977->

Titolo

War and faith [[electronic resource] ] : the Catholic Church in Slovenia, 1914-1918 / / by Pavlina Bobič

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2012

ISBN

1-283-47076-4

9786613470768

90-04-22415-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Balkan studies library, , 1877-6272 ; ; v. 5

Disciplina

282/.497309041

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - Religious aspects - Catholic Church

Church and state - Slovenia - History - 20th century

Nationalism - Slovenia - History - 20th century

World War, 1914-1918 - Austria

Austria History 1867-1918

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Univ. of Oxford, 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Catholic Church between the nation and state in July and August 1914 -- Italy "antepportas" -- From holy to bloody war -- Guardians of the true faith -- "Austria nova" or "the compass of Austria is pointed southwards" -- "Lift up your heads for your redemption is near!" : the dawn of Yugoslavia.

Sommario/riassunto

Pavlina Bobič examines the Catholic Church’s interpretation of the nature of the First World War, which furnished the great European conflagration with a moral dimension and bestowed upon it ideological legitimation. This volume scrutinizes contexts in which religious concepts were employed by the Slovenian clergy to advance the Habsburg dynastic authority as well as to deepen the patriotic sense of Slovenians. It shows the interaction of experiences at the front and at home, and explains the crucial reasons for the Church’s political (re)orientation during the war. Drawing extensively on contemporary documents, letters and diaries of soldiers, civilians and prominent figures, this account provides fresh insight into the people’s



understanding of the conflict, which triggered tensions that were central to the dissolution of the Habsburg empire.