Participation of Italian Communists in Catholic Rituals: A Case Study

The nature of participation of Italian Communists in the ritual of the Catholic Church is examined. Two models are presented--a normative marxist model excluding Church participation by Communists and a popular Italian model which portrays the mass of Communists as being fundamentally Catholic. Neit...

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Main Author: Kertzer, David I. 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [1975]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 1975, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-11
Further subjects:B Priests
B Church services
B Communism
B Catholicism
B Weddings
B rites of passage
B Communist parties
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