Connecting Faiths and Nationalities

A Social History of the Clerical Profession in Transylvania (1848-1918)

Marius Eppel

• Publisher: Peter Lang Group
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9783631807460
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9783631843574
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Eastern European History
• Index: History

This book examines the socio-professional background of the clergy in Transylvania, between 1848 and 1918, with a view to offering a comprehensive perspective on the clerical profession across various religious denominations. During the modern period, Transylvania was integrated in the Habsburg Empire and, as of 1867, in Dualist Hungary. As such, it represented a meeting ground for different ethnic groups and denominations. The prerogatives of the clergy could surpass their primary calling as spiritual leaders. They gradually assumed the role of intercessors between communities, higher ecclesiastical institutions, the government, and local authorities. Sometimes, they also took on the role of de facto leaders of the national and political emancipation movements.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Copyright information
• Table of contents
• Introduction: Aspects and Developments of the Clerical Profession in Transylvania (1848–1918)
• The Local Greek-Catholic Clergy in the Archdiocese of Blaj in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century: Educational Paths and Ecclesiastical Career Coordinates
• The Prospect of Becoming an Orthodox Priest in the Romanian Communities in Transylvania (Late Nineteenth-Early Twentieth Centuries)1
• Deaneries and Archpriests in the Orthodox Church of Nineteenth-Century Transylvania1
• Education and Ecclesiastical Career Among the Protestant Clergy of Transylvania at the Time of Austro-Hungarian Dualism
• The Dynamics of Clerical Education in the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church. A Case Study: The Năsăud Clergy in the Nineteenth Ce tury1
• Imposing Discipline and Shepherding the Flock: The Vicar of Rodna’s “Commands”, the Middle Clergy, and the Village Community (1851–1858)
• Intergenerational Heritage, Kinship, and Social Prestige Among the Greek-Catholic Archpriests of Transylvania (1856–1948)1
• Rabbis in Transylvania During the Nineteenth and the Early Twentieth Centuries
• The Archpriests from the Roman-Catholic Diocese of Alba Iulia Seen Through the Lens of Synodal Decrees (1848–1913)1
• Ethnic Cohesion in Terms of Religion, Politics, Economics, Culture, and Historiography. The Middle Clergy of the Church of the Augsburg Confession in Transylvania (1850–1918)
• Appendix
• About the Contributors
• List of Tables
• List of Figures and Illustrations
• Series index