Lithuanian case of Catholic complexio oppositorum
ENCarl Schmitt’s interpretation of the Roman Catholic Church as complexio oppositorum allows us to understand the Lithuanian national movement’s rise better. Te Samogitian bishopric under Motiejus Valančius (from 1850 to 1870) should be seen as a phenomenon in Lithuanian political history. This episode of Lithuanian history is an example of what Schmitt described as complexio oppositorum. The contemporary dominant understanding that Valančius was a leading religious figure is insufficient and does not do him justice. His political actions marked a definite break with the older tradition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; its end brought the beginning of attempts to fnd new forms of political life. Keywords: Motiejus Valančius, Carl Schmitt, myth, complexio oppositorum. [From the publication]
- Carų valdžioje: XIX amžiaus Lietuva / Egidijus Aleksandravičius, Antanas Kulakauskas. Vilnius : Baltos lankos, 1996. 359 p.
- Motiejus Valančius: tarp katalikiškojo universalizmo ir tautiškumo / Vytautas Merkys. Vilnius : Mintis, 1999. 817 p.
