Martor No. 26 / Year 2021

Maria Alina Asavei. 2020. Art, Religion and Resistance in (Post-)Communist Romania: Nostalgia for Paradise Lost. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 209 p.

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Reviewed by:

James KAPALÓ 

University College Cork, Ireland 

Pages: 182-184

Keywords:

Maria Alina Asavei; Art, Religion and Resistance in (Post-)Communist Romania; Nostalgia for Paradise Lost; Palgrave Macmillan. 

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. 

How to cite this article:

Kapaló, James. 2021. “Maria Alina Asavei. 2020. Art, Religion and Resistance in (Post-)Communist Romania: Nostalgia for Paradise Lost. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 209 p.” Martor 26: 182-184. 

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