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When God took sides : religion and identity in Ireland : unfinished history /

The struggle between Catholic and Protestant has shaped Irish history since the Reformation, with tragic consequences up to the present day. But how do Catholics and Protestants in Ireland see each other? And how do they view their own communities and what these communities stand for?Tracing the his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Elliott, Marianne, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The struggle between Catholic and Protestant has shaped Irish history since the Reformation, with tragic consequences up to the present day. But how do Catholics and Protestants in Ireland see each other? And how do they view their own communities and what these communities stand for?Tracing the history of religious identities in Ireland over the last three centuries, Marianne Elliott argues that these two questions are inextricably linked and that the identity of both Catholics and Protestants is shaped by the way that each community views the other. Cutting through the layers of myths, lies, and half-truths that make up the vision that Catholics and Protestants have of each other, she looks at how mutual religious stereotypes were developed over the centuries, how they were perpetuated and entrenched, and how they have defined modern identities and shaped Ireland's historical destiny, from the independence struggle and partition to the Troubles of the last four decades.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191664267
019166426X
1283584182
9781283584180
9786613896636
6613896632