Religious organizations in many countries of the communist world have served as agents for the preservation, defense, and reinforcement of nationalist feelings, and in playing this role have frequently been a source of frustration to the Communist Party elites. Although the relationship between governments and religious groups varies according to the particular country and group in question, the mosaic of these relationships constitutes a revealing picture of the political reform shaping the lives of Soviet and East European citizens.
- ISBN10 0822308541
- ISBN13 9780822308546
- Publish Date 10 November 1988
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Duke University Press
- Edition Revised
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 560
- Language English