Church and society in Hungary and the Hungarian diaspora / Nándor Dreisziger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dreisziger, N. F. (Nándor F.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history.

Hungarians--Religion.

Hungarians.

Hungary--Church history.

Hungary.

Genre:

Church history.

Physical Description:

xv, 476 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2016.

Summary:

"In Church and Society in Hungary and in the Hungarian Diaspora, Nándor Dreisziger tells the story of Christianity in Hungary and the Hungarian diaspora from its earliest years until the present. Beginning with the arrival of Christianity in the middle Danube basin, Dreisziger follows the fortunes of the Hungarians' churches through the troubled times of the Middle Ages, the years of Ottoman and Habsburg domination, and the turmoil of the twentieth century: wars, revolutions, foreign occupations, and totalitarian rule. Complementing this detailed history of religious life in Hungary, Dreisziger describes the fate of the churches of Hungarian minorities in countries that received territories from the old Kingdom of Hungary after the First World War. He also tells the story of the rise, halcyon days, and decline of organized religious life among Hungarian immigrants to Western Europe, the Americas, and elsewhere."-- Provided by publisher.

"The definitive guide to the dramatic history of Hungary's churches, Church and Society in Hungary and in the Hungarian Diaspora chronicles their proud past and speculates about their uncertain future."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Hungarians and Hungary through the Ages 3

2 Hungarians and Christianity to the Early Sixteenth Century 35

3 The Churches in the Ottoman and Habsburg Eras: From Reformation to Counter-Reformation 61

4 The Churches in an Independent Hungary, 1918-1944 95

5 The Churches under Nazi and Soviet Rule, 1944-1989 111

6 The Churches of Minority Hungarians in Romania, 1918-1990 139

7 The Churches of the Hungarian Minorities in Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine 163

8 The Religious Life of Hungarian Émigré Communities in Western Europe 184

9 The Churches of Hungarian Immigrants in the United States, 1850-2000 212

10 The Churches of Hungarian Immigrants to Canada in the Twentieth Century 244

11 Hungarian Religious Life in Latin America 283

12 The Hungarians' Churches in the Distant Diaspora: Australia and South Africa 303

13 The Churches of the Hungarians at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century 316

14 The Themes of Hungarian Church History: Conclusions 342.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442637405

1442637404

OCLC:

921917588