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Book SynopsisThis study examines the response of the Greek clergy to the experience of enemy occupation during World War II. In particular, it evaluates how these men reacted to Axis brutality, the nationwide famine, the Holocaust, and the growth of national resistance movements during the period.
Trade Review"The research on this work is of the highest order in both quantity and quality." -- -John A. Mazis Hamline University "The Church of Greece Under Axis Occupation offers an excellent context for the attitude of the Orthodox Church of Greece during the Axis occupation and gives important details, although generally apologetic, about the efforts of the Church to keep the nation together and to overcome difficulties." -European Review of History "...this book is a major contribution not only to the church history of modern Greece but also to Greek social, political, and cultural developments in the first half of the twentieth century. It is not only a welcome addition to the growing interest within American academia in modern Greek studies including the Orthodox Church but also a book that should be read by all those interested in World War II, Axis-occupied Europe, the Holocaust, and church-state relations in the modern European context." -- -Vasilios N. Makrides Catholic Historical Review "Anastasakis has written a well-researched and knowledgeable book, which undoubtedly makes a significant contribution to scholarship in its area." -- Stuart Parks -Journal of Contemporary European Studies
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Foreign Terms Introduction Chapter I: Historical Background: Church-State Relations from the Ottoman Period to the Eve of World War II (1453-1939) Chapter II: The Making of an Ethnarch: A Biographical Sketch of Archbishop Damaskinos (1891-1941) Chapter III: A Prelude of Events to Come: The Expansion of the Role of the Hierarchy in the Final Days of Freedom (April-May 1941) Chapter IV: Unattainably High: Expectations of the Church of Greece during the Axis Occupation Chapter V: The Fruits of Their Labor: Shielding the Population from Axis Excesses Chapter VI: Combating Famine and Destitution (1941-1944) Chapter VII: The Path of Passive Resistance and Protest: The Response of the Church of Greece to Bulgarian Occupation Policies and the Holocaust Chapter VIII: In the Spirit of Papaflessas: The Relationship between EAM and the Clergy during the Axis Occupation Epilogue Bibliography
