Negotiating Marian Apparitions

Acknowledgements List of maps and photographs Note on transliteration Chapter 1 Introduction Religious Experiences, Institutions, and Organizations Religious Organizations in (Post)socialism Field Research Structure of the Book Chapter 2 Apparitions at Dzhublyk and Modern Apparitional Patterns The Site The Visionaries and the Managers The Messages and The Visions The Networks of Support and Transnational Connections The Crisis Conditions Organizational Embracement/Rejection Concluding Remarks Chapter 3 Nation and Church in Transcarpathia Transcarpathia in Today’s Ukraine A Sui Iuris Eparchy within Present-Day Ukraine: A Brief History A strong eparchy with an ambiguous status: from the Union of Uzhhorod to Soviet rule The structure of the Greek Catholic Church in Transcarpathia during the Soviet era The post-Soviet period Liturgical Language The Virgin Mary in Dzhublyk and the Ukrainian question Concluding Remarks Chapter 4 Authority of the Priests Priests and their Relations with the Laity in Transcarpathia Who’s in charge The effects of the work of underground Greek Catholic priests during the Soviet era Dzhublyk and the underground priests The economic and legal basis of parish life Clerical Strategies of Negotiation over Authority and its Legitimation Networking as a member of the local elite Withdrawal¿remaining aloof Caring for the flock and deepening the faith Charisma¿freeing the people from suffering Fear of black prayer Concluding Remarks Chapter 5 Call for Unity and Management of “Divergent Devotions” Dzhublyk and Nizhnie Bolotne Parish The Practice of the Psaltyr From Community Cult to Religious Network: Dzhublyk and Mothers’ Prayers Breaking up the Orthodox Imaginary The Know-how of Religious Life Marian Apparitions as Divergent Devotions? Chapter 6 Conclusions Literature