The Genesis of 'Hungarism': Bishop Ottokár Prohászka and the Extremist Right in 1920s Hungary

Ottokár Prohászka (1858-1927) was a famous and well-known Hungarian Catholic cleric, starting from 1905, when he became bishop of Székesfehérvár. His life and works often got into the center of discussions, not only among historians and ecclesiastical circles, but also among politicians. At the begi...

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Main Author: Fazekas, Csaba (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: George Fox University 2015
In: Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe
Year: 2015, Volume: 35, Issue: 5, Pages: 41-66
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Summary:Ottokár Prohászka (1858-1927) was a famous and well-known Hungarian Catholic cleric, starting from 1905, when he became bishop of Székesfehérvár. His life and works often got into the center of discussions, not only among historians and ecclesiastical circles, but also among politicians. At the beginning of the 20th century, Prohászka was also extremely popular with liberals, as his activities represented a promise to renew and modernize Catholicism. Prohászka imagined this modernization on the basis of the social principles of Catholicism, and considered the spread of a "Jewish" mentality, alien to the Hungarian nation, as the fundamental problem.
ISSN:2693-2148
Contains:Enthalten in: Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe