The Church of Greece under Axis OccupationFordham Univ Press, 15 Δεκ 2014 - 366 σελίδες Axis forces (Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria) occupied Greece from 1941 to 1944. The unimaginable hardships caused by foreign occupation were compounded by the flight of the government days before enemy forces reached Athens. This national crisis forced the Church of Greece, an institution accustomed to playing a central political and social role during times of crisis, to fill the political vacuum. Led by Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens, the clergy sought to maintain the cultural, spiritual, and territorial integrity of the nation during this harrowing period. Circumstances forced the clergy to create a working relationship with the major political actors, including the Axis authorities, their Greek allies, and the growing armed resistance movements, especially the communist-led National Liberation Front. In so doing the church straddled a fine line between collaboration and resistance—individual clerics, for instance, negotiated with Axis authorities to gain small concessions, while simultaneously resisting policies deemed detrimental to the nation. |
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The Expansion of the Role of | |
Expectations of the Church of Greece | |
Shielding the Population from Axis | |
Combating Famine and Destitution 19411944 | |
The Response | |
The Relationship Between | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
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The Church of Greece Under Axis Occupation Panteleymon Anastasakis Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2015 |