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Summary:

One hardly known but fascinating aspect of the Cold War was the use of the holy Virgin Mary as a warrior against atheist ideologies. After the Second World War, there was a remarkable rise in the West of religiously inflected rhetoric against what was characterised as "godless communism". The leaders of the Roman Catholic Church not only urged their followers to resist socialism, but along with many prominent Catholic laity and activist movements they marshaled the support of Catholics into a spiritual holy war. In this book renowned experts address a variety of grassroots and Church initiatives related to Marian politics, the hausse of Marian apparitions during the Cold War period, and the present-day revival of Marian devotional culture. By identifying and analysing the militant side of Mary in the Cold War context on a global scale for the first time, 'Cold War Mary' will attract readers interested in religious history, history of the Cold War, and twentieth-century international history.

Contributors:

Margry, P. J. (Peter Jan) , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Cold War Mary : ideologies, politics, Marian devotional culture [by Margry, P.J.] (Leuven : Leuven University Press, c2020 — ISBN 9462702519; ISBN 9789462702516)

Related Series:

KADOC studies on religion, culture, and society

Subjects:

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint — Devotion to

Communism and Christianity — Catholic Church

Cold War — Religious aspects — Catholic Church

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic resource, viewed: March 5, 2021.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

BX1396.4 .C65 2020eb

ISBNs:

9789461663566 (electronic book)
9461663560 (electronic book)
9462702519 [Invalid]
9789462702516 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1235762660

Other Control Numbers:

EBC6464975 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp301908593