Religion and nationality in Western Ukraine
Subtitle: the Greek Catholic Church and Ruthenian National Movement in Galicia, 1867-1900
By: John-Paul Himka.
Series: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Byzantine rite, Ukrainian -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) -- History; Église catholique -- Rite byzantin (ukrainien) -- Galicie (Pologne et Ukraine) -- Histoire; Nationalism -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) -- History -- 19th century; Nationalism -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church; Nationalisme -- Galicie (Pologne et Ukraine) -- Histoire -- 19e siècle; Nationalisme -- Galicie (Pologne et Ukraine) -- Aspect religieux -- Église catholique
Description: "Using Soviet archival materials declassified in the 1980s, John-Paul Himka examines a period during which the Greek Catholic Church in Galicia was involved in a protracted, and at times bitter, struggle to maintain its distinctive, historically developed rites and customs.

He focuses on the way differing concepts of Rutherian nationality affected the perception and course of church affairs while showing the influence of local ecclesiastical matters on the development and acceptance of these divergent concepts of nationality.".

"The implications and complications of the Galician imbroglio are engagingly explained in this latest addition to Himka's work on nationality in late nineteenth-century Galicia. His analysis of the relationship between the church and the national movement is a valuable addition to the study of religion and national movements in East Europe and beyond."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-229) and index.