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Critica comunismului românesc: O lectură teologico-politică
The Critique of Romanian Communism: A Theological-Political Reading
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Abstract Communism has been sometimes described as a political religion. Marxism-
Leninism, as the official ideology of state socialism was also qualified as a
perverse form of political theology, if not as a counter-theology. The paper
explores the theological-political assumptions that seem to underlie ... view more
Communism has been sometimes described as a political religion. Marxism-
Leninism, as the official ideology of state socialism was also qualified as a
perverse form of political theology, if not as a counter-theology. The paper
explores the theological-political assumptions that seem to underlie the various
critiques, official, institutional and scholarly, addressed to the Romanian brand of
communism after its downfall.... view less
Keywords
communism; totalitarianism; theology; retaliation; guilt; politics; Romania
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Document language
Other language
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 625-655
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 10 (2010) 4
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works