Author(s): Alexandru IORDACHE
Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy
Publication type: Journal article
Publication date: December 31, 2023
Pagination:
Issue/ Volume: 2 (30)/2023
DOI:
Abstract:
The main themes covered in this study concern the relationship between the far-
right nationalist movement and religion in Interwar Romania, following the
transformations that occurred in the political and legal status of the representative
institutions, in the sense of protecting their own identities and objectives, as well as in the
direction of obtaining a role as important as possible at the decision-making table in the
state. Also, relying on the analysis of the recently declassified documentary fund in the
Romanian Intelligence Service Archive, I have aimed to obtain a well-documented answer
regarding the way in which the religious rhetoric promoted by radical groups in the
Legionary Movement amplified the adversity towards the authorities – whether they were
military, intelligence, political or religious – sometimes leading to violent disputes with
them.
Keywords: christofascism, religious fanaticism, Romanian Orthodox Church,
propaganda, intelligence.
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