TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bobič,Pavlina
TI  - War and faith: the Catholic Church in Slovenia, 1914-1918 
T2  - Balkan studies library,
SN  - 9789004224155
AV  - BX1609.S55 B63 2012
U1  - 282/.497309041 23
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill.
KW  - Habsburg, House of.
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Slovenia
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Clergy
KW  - World War, 1914-1918
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Church and state
KW  - Nationalism
KW  - Austria
KW  - 1867-1918
N1  - Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Univ. of Oxford, 2009; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Catholic Church Between the Nation and State in July and August 1914 -- 2 Italy “ante portas” -- 3 From Holy to Bloody War -- 4 Guardians of the True Faith -- 5 “Austria Nova” or “The Compass of Austria is Pointed Southwards” -- 6 “Lift Up Your Heads, for Your Redemption is Near!”: The Dawn of Yugoslavia -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004224155
ER  -