Summary
Viktor Novak: Magnum tempus: Illyrianism and the Catholic Clergy, Ideas and Personalities (1830-1849)
A major historiographical work that investigates the role of the Catholic clergy in the development of the Illyrian movement between 1830 and 1849. The author analyzes how the ideas of Illyrianism spread among the lower clergy and their contribution to the cultural and political shaping of national consciousness. The book provides rich documentation, biographical accounts, historical context and critical insight into the relations between the Church, the people and the state in one of the most important periods of recent Croatian history.
A must-read for historians, Croatologists and anyone interested in Illyrianism, the Church and ideological movements of the 19th century.
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