Legionary Dreams, Visions, and Divine Apparitions in the Communist Prisons: Designing a Fascist Carceral Theophany in Contemporary Romania

The paper discusses the forging of a carceral legionary theophany based on oneiric experience and the apparitions of saints to imprisoned members of the Iron Guard in contemporary Romania. It also approaches the post-Communist instrumentalization of the legionaries’ prison experience (dreams, visions of the Virgin and saints, “dreams of terror”) in supporting their claim of canonizing fascists martyrs as saints of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

eISSN:: 2359-8107
Języki:: Angielski, Niemiecki

Częstotliwość wydawania:: 3 razy w roku
Dziedziny czasopisma:: Theology and Religion, General Topics and Biblical Reception

Kanał RSS czasopisma

Legionary Dreams, Visions, and Divine Apparitions in the Communist Prisons: Designing a Fascist Carceral Theophany in Contemporary Romania

Data publikacji: 10 lis 2022

Zakres stron: 263 - 288

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2022-0105

Słowa kluczoweFascism, Iron Guard, Theophany, Underground Religion, Saints of the Communist Prisons, Orthodoxy, Heterodoxy, Alternative elRigiosity, Romanian Orthodox Church

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Słowa kluczowe
Fascism, Iron Guard, Theophany, Underground Religion, Saints of the Communist Prisons, Orthodoxy, Heterodoxy, Alternative elRigiosity, Romanian Orthodox Church