Ideology, Memory and Religion in Post-Communist East Central Europe: A Comparative Study Focused on Post-Holocaust

Post-communist East-Central Europe is witnessing a clash of memories focused on its recent past. Whereas Western memory is constructed around the “politics of regret” and responsibility-assumption vis-à-vis the Holocaust, Eastern memory focuses to a large extent on responsibility-attribution for the...

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Published in:Journal for the study of religions and ideologies
Main Author: Shafir, Michael 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: CEEOL [2016]
In: Journal for the study of religions and ideologies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Post-communism / Ideology / Religion / Collective memory
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBK Europe (East)
Further subjects:B Holocaust
B Double Genocide
B Competitive Martyrdom
B Antisemitism
B Holocaust Obfuscation
B Judeo-Communism
B Crimes against humanity
B Genocide
B Prague Declaration
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Summary:Post-communist East-Central Europe is witnessing a clash of memories focused on its recent past. Whereas Western memory is constructed around the “politics of regret” and responsibility-assumption vis-à-vis the Holocaust, Eastern memory focuses to a large extent on responsibility-attribution for the trauma of communist rule. These are comparable traumatic experiences, but due to different “cognitive mapping” and different mnemonic social frameworks, Eastern memory has produced a post-mnemonic framework that allows for a creeping justification of interwar Radical Right ideologies; for the transmogrification some of their standard-bearers into anti-communist heroes and martyrs; and the obfuscation World War II history. In some countries, religion and its past representatives are used for the same purpose.
ISSN:1583-0039
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religions and ideologies