This book provides a concise historical outline of religion in Poland up until its entry into the European Union in 2004, together with a longer presentation of contemporary religious issues. Albeit largely mono-ethnic and overwhelmingly Catholic after the loss of its large Jewish population to the Holocaust, and subsequent post-World War II border shifts, traces of an historic diversity remain in Poland to date, playing a greater role than mere numbers would suggest. Poland's fairly robust religious life is affected by the country's continuing modernization and its various institutions, and this is discussed within a broad context. One of the unfortunate legacies of decades of communism is a stunted civil society; while at different levels there are conflicts involving religion, at the grassroots it is one of the few forces building much needed trust in present-day Polish society.
ISBN: | 9780786475896 |
Publication date: | 30th January 2014 |
Author: | Christopher Garbowski |
Publisher: | McFarland & Co Inc |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 308 pages |
Genres: |
Religious life and practice Far-left political ideologies and movements |