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Twenty years have passed since the fall of the Iron Curtain, yet emerging democracies continue to struggle with a secular state which does not give preference to churches as major political players. This book explores the nationalist inclinations of an Eastern Orthodox Church as it interacts with a politically immature yet decisively democratic Eastern European state. Discussing the birth pangs of extreme nationalist movements of the twentieth century, it offers a creative retelling of the ideological idiosyncrasies which have characterized Marxist Communism and Nazism. Cristian Romocea provides a constant juxtaposition of the ideological movements as they interacted and affected organized religion, at times seeking to remove it, assimilate it or even imitate it. Of interest to historians, theologians and politicians, this book introduces the reader, through a case study of Romania, to relevant and contemporary challenges churches worldwide are facing in a context characterized by increased secularization of the state and radicalization of religion.
The historical upheavals in Southeast Europe since the early 20th century brought about deep transformations of people’s life courses. The concept of 'life course' enables the understanding of human lives within their socio-cultural and political contexts, stressing people’s everyday experiences and agency. The papers in this volume discuss problems such as the impact of migration and mobility on families, such as economic migration transforming traditional structures into individualistic strategies. Other papers give examples of ruptures of life worlds caused by the impact of dramatic historical events. Demonstrating the agency of actors instead of presenting them as passive victims, some authors present approaches that are innovative for the region. Apart from various forms of migration and their impact on life courses, the volume also includes contributions on the role of religion and social memory in the family.
Volumul de față, „Viață cotidiană, divertisment, cultură“, încheie trilogia Bucureștiului fanariot. Tudor Dinu a adunat în cele 1500 de pagini ale acestei monografii roadele a zece ani de documentare în biblioteci, în arhive și pe teren, în depozitele muzeelor, inaccesibile publicului, și în colecții particulare. Pe lângă inventarierea și analiza exhaustivă a surselor scrise, fotografiile reproduse în cele trei volume alcătuies cun spectacol vizual somptuos și readuc la viață această lume scufundată de care ne leagă încă atâtea fire.
Volumul de față a prins contur cu mai mulți ani în urmă, la ceas aniversar, ca recunoaștere a confraților, omagiu adus de discipoli, dar al prietenilor închinat clasicistei Florica Bechet.
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