Maria Alina Asavei. 2020. Art, Religion and Resistance in (Post-)Communist Romania: Nostalgia for Paradise Lost. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 209 p.
Maria Alina Asavei. 2020. Art, Religion and Resistance in (Post-)Communist Romania: Nostalgia for Paradise Lost. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 209 p.
Author(s): James A. KapalóSubject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Muzeul Ţăranului Român, Editura Martor
Keywords: Maria Alina Asavei; Art, Religion and Resistance in (Post-)Communist Romania; Nostalgia for Paradise Lost; Palgrave Macmillan;
Summary/Abstract: The book addresses the question of resistance in communist and post-communist Romania through the lens of religion-inspired art. Focusing on the central importance of Orthodox Christian spirituality and imagination, Maria Alina Asavei charts the careers of a number of Romanian artists who responded to communist ideological control of artistic production.
Journal: Martor. Revue d’Anthropologie du Musée du Paysan Roumain
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 26
- Page Range: 182-184
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English
