Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the Uses of the Past in Contemporary Greece

The article examines the use of Orthodox Christianity in the debates over the cultural heritage of contemporary Greece. Since the birth of modern Greece, Orthodox Christianity has been used as one of the foundational cultural markers for the construction of Modern Greek national identity. This emplo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Victor Roudometof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-05-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/2/2/95/