History, Diversity and Modern Issues
Paperback
Publication Date: 10/02/2014
This book provides a concise historical outline of religion in Poland up until its entry into the European Union in 2004, together with a longer presentation of contemporary religious issues. Albeit largely mono-ethnic and overwhelmingly Catholic after the loss of its large Jewish population to the Holocaust, and subsequent post-World War II border shifts, traces of an historic diversity remain in Poland to date, playing a greater role than mere numbers would suggest. Poland's fairly robust religious life is affected by the country's continuing modernization and its various institutions, and this is discussed within a broad context. One of the unfortunate legacies of decades of communism is a stunted civil society; while at different levels there are conflicts involving religion, at the grassroots it is one of the few forces building much needed trust in present-day Polish society.
- ISBN:
- 9780786475896
- 9780786475896
- Category:
- Religion & beliefs
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 10-02-2014
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 308
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152x16mm
- Weight:
- 0.41kg
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