par Depret, Isabelle 
Référence Archives de sciences sociales des religions, 149, 1, page (129-150)
Publication Publié, 2010
Référence Archives de sciences sociales des religions, 149, 1, page (129-150)
Publication Publié, 2010
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | The examination of a crisis between the higher clergy and the Greek Government offers the opportunity to reconsider the issue of tradition and the significance of icons in the Orthodox Church. We refer to legal documents, to ecclesiastical publications and to the Greek press. Through these sources, we focus on a controversial law regarding ecclesiastical property, in 1987-1988. We emphazise the integration-in a contentious context-of references, images and religious practices. This case study shows that in the end of XXth Century's Greece, the use of religioux symbols-combined with other methods-can contribute to a rather effective rallying and resistance strategy. |
