War and Faith

The Catholic Church in Slovenia, 1914-1918
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-20219-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 599 g

Reihe: Balkan Studies Library

Pavlina Bobic 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.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in the history of the First World War, the history of the Catholic Church, cultural history and political history of the Habsburg monarchy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bobi&

Bobic, Pavlina

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Catholic Church Between the Nation and State in July and August 1914
Chapter 2: Italy “ante portas”
Chapter 3: From Holy to Bloody War
Chapter 4: Guardians of the True Faith
Chapter 5: “Austria Nova” or “The Compass of Austria is Pointed Southwards”
Chapter 6: “Lift Up Your Hearts for Your Redemption is Near!”: The Dawn of Yugoslavia

Conclusion

Appendix I: Church Map of the Habsburg Monarchy
Appendix II: Map of Church Provinces and Dioceses in Inner Austria

Bibliography


List of Illustrations

1. Prince-bishop Jeglic on a horse during his pastoral visit to a village in the highlands. NŠAL, Photographic Collection

2. Landeshaupmann Dr Ivan Šušteršic (1863-1925). Author's Collection

3. Ruins of the basilica on Sveta Gora. Museum of Contemporary History, Ljubljana

4. Fighting for the homeland against Italy. Museum of Contemporary History, Ljubljana

5. Soldiers during holy mass in Goriška region. Museum of Contemporary History, Ljubljana

6. Alone. Drawing by Jože Cvelbar, NUK/R Ljubljana

7. A sketch for the picture of my comrade in arms. Drawing by Jože Cvelbar, NUK/R Ljubljana

8. A farewell to the church bell in Jesenice. Private Collection

9. The Kaiserhaus in the hope to receive help from heaven. Museum of Contemporary History, Ljubljana

10. Korošec and seven Carniolan Schwaben or "Woe to you, Korošec!". Kurent (1918)

11. Wilson's miraculous mill. Kurent I (1918)

Über Autor(innen)

Bobic, Pavlina
Pavlina Bobic, D.Phil. (2009) in Modern History, University of Oxford, is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Cultural History of the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.