<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The present paper discusses the anti-Greek Catholic and anti-Jewish attitudes of some Orthodox clergy as reflected in the interwar legionary press. By making reference to several newspapers (Legiunea, Predania, Glasul Strămoșesc) the article sheds light on the political mobilization of the legionary Orthodox clergymen and intellectuals in support of the xenophobic agenda regarding other denominations (especially the Greek-Catholics) and religious groups (the Jews) in interwar Romania.</p></abstract>

The present paper discusses the anti-Greek Catholic and anti-Jewish attitudes of some Orthodox clergy as reflected in the interwar legionary press. By making reference to several newspapers (Legiunea, Predania, Glasul Strămoșesc) the article sheds light on the political mobilization of the legionary Orthodox clergymen and intellectuals in support of the xenophobic agenda regarding other denominations (especially the Greek-Catholics) and religious groups (the Jews) in interwar Romania.

The Ultranationalist Newsroom: Orthodox “Ecumenism” in the Legionary Ecclesiastical Newspapers

Gheorghe Șincai Institute for Social Sciences and the Humanities

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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The present paper discusses the anti-Greek Catholic and anti-Jewish attitudes of some Orthodox clergy as reflected in the interwar legionary press. By making...

The Ultranationalist Newsroom: Orthodox “Ecumenism” in the Legionary Ecclesiastical Newspapers

Published Online: Aug 30, 2018

Page range: 186 - 211

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2018-0015

Keywords
Orthodox Church, interwar Romania, anti-ecumenism, Iron Guard, newspapers, anti-modernism, fascist activism

© 2018 Ionuț Biliuță, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Ultranationalist Newsroom: Orthodox “Ecumenism” in the Legionary Ecclesiastical Newspapers

Published Online: Aug 30, 2018

Page range: 186 - 211

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2018-0015

KeywordsOrthodox Church, interwar Romania, anti-ecumenism, Iron Guard, newspapers, anti-modernism, fascist activism

© 2018 Ionuț Biliuță, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Orthodox Church, interwar Romania, anti-ecumenism, Iron Guard, newspapers, anti-modernism, fascist activism