1st Edition

Religion and Nation in Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Post-Soviet West, Revisited From Early Times to Today

Edited By Sabrina P. Ramet Copyright 2027
368 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The relationship between religious identity and national identity has shaped societies for centuries, yet its deep historical roots are often overlooked.  Religion and Nation: Intersections Across Time  explores how the linkage between religion and nation dates back to the Middle Ages and, in some cases, ancient times, as seen with the Jews and Greeks. This groundbreaking book sheds light on the... Read more

Chapter 1

Religion, Nation, & Rulership: Collective identity and legitimation (An introduction)

Sabrina P. Ramet

Chapter 2

The Polish Catholic Nation: Variations on a Theme

Robert E. Alvis

Chapter 3

Czechia and Slovakia: From Nationalized Christianity to Religious Nationalism

Juraj Marušiak and Noro Kmet’

Chapter 4

Quo Vadis, Hungary? The Crown of the Nation and Religion

László Kürti

Chapter 5

In the Shadow of the Altar:  Religion, Nation, and the Church in Slovene History

Darja Kerec and Božo Repe

Chapter 6

Between Faith and Nation: Representations of the Catholic Church in Croatian Scholarly Discourse

Mirela Krešić, Frane Staničić, and Siniša Zrinščak

Chapter 7

The Serbian & Montenegrin Orthodox Churches:  Traumatic nationalism vs. defensive nationalism

Sabrina P. Ramet and Chris Jackson

Chapter 8

Religion and Nation in Bosnia-Hercegovina

Marko Hoare

Chapter 9

Schism, Autocephaly, Symphonia: The Orthodox Church in North Macedonia

Aleksander Zdravkovski 

Chapter 10

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church as a National Identity Marker:
Genesis and Evolution

Daniela Kalkandjieva

Chapter 11

The Role and Status of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia’s National Identity as an Imperialistic Power

Jerry Pankhurst  and Alar Kilp

Chapter 12

Belarus: Religion and Nation in a Contested Borderland

Paul Hansbury

Chapter 13

Religion and Nation in Ukraine since 1596

Kathryn David

Chapter 14

Religion and Nation in the Baltic Republics since the 15th Century

Alar Kilp

Conclusion

Religion, Nation, War, and Ritual

Sabrina P. Ramet

Biography

Sabrina P. Ramet is Professor Emerita of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), in Trondheim, Norway, and the author of 16 scholarly books, co-author of three, and editor or co-editor of 42 previous books.