Communist perspectives on atheism in the twentieth century / edited by Eva Guigo-Patzelt.
| Other author | Guigo-Patzelt, Eva. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025. |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in religion |
| Partial contents | Technocratic secularism and religion in communist Albania / Artan R. Hoxha -- Shifting paradigms : religiosity and atheization in socialist Slovenia / Ga¿Łper Mithans and Mateja Re¿¿ek -- "Muslim communists" : Afghan atheism in the 20th century / Sayed Hassan Akhlaq. |
| Abstract | "This book offers an analysis of the wide range of attitudes that communist movements and regimes adopted towards atheism during the twentieth century. Despite the well-known violent fight of the Bolsheviks against believers, for example, and religious persecution in communist regimes at different times, being a communist did not always go hand in hand with being an atheist oneself or with the will to actively spread atheism. The reasons for the changing links between communism and atheism, ranging from militant atheists to communists presenting themselves as defenders of the authentic religion, deserved precise, in-depth investigation. The book's case studies on Greece, Albania, Italy, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Slovenia, Afghanistan and Vietnam and its common focus on the causes of atheism will be of interest to scholars of these areas but also of atheism and secularism, religion and politics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025003076 |
| ISBN | 9781032938530 (hbk) |
| ISBN | 9781032992594 (pbk) |
| ISBN | (ebk) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |