Sectarian Myth in Scotland - Of Bitter Memory and Bigotry

Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL ROSIE is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Klappentext The question of sectarianism in Scotland belongs within a wider framework than it has hitherto been placed. It offers insights into continuing, indeed pressing, debates about religious identity and civil and political society in the modern world. This book questions the view that religion and politics do not, and cannot, mix in pluralistic, tolerant and increasingly secular societies, and reveals that memories - bitter memories - can outlive, and obscure, the demise of actual conflict. Zusammenfassung The question of sectarianism in Scotland belongs within a wider framework than it has hitherto been placed. It offers insights into continuing, indeed pressing, debates about religious identity and civil and political society in the modern world. This book questions the view that religion and politics do not, and cannot, mix in pluralistic, tolerant and increasingly secular societies, and reveals that memories - bitter memories - can outlive, and obscure, the demise of actual conflict. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 'Sectarianism' In Modern Scotland Secularisation and 'Sectarianism' Religion and Politics in Contemporary Scotland 'The Rising Tide of Paganism' 'Dumb Dogs' and 'Bonneted Chieftains' 'A Happy Solution to a Difficult Problem' 'The Reformation Must Be Fought Again' 'Reality is Always a Little More Complex' Appendix Notes Bibliography

List of contents

Introduction 'Sectarianism' In Modern Scotland Secularisation and 'Sectarianism' Religion and Politics in Contemporary Scotland 'The Rising Tide of Paganism' 'Dumb Dogs' and 'Bonneted Chieftains' 'A Happy Solution to a Difficult Problem' 'The Reformation Must Be Fought Again' 'Reality is Always a Little More Complex' Appendix Notes Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: M Rosie, M. Rosie, Michael Rosie
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2004
• EAN: 9781349515486
• ISBN: 978-1-349-51548-6
• No. of pages: 193
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); B, Sociology of Religion, Sociology, Political Sociology, Politics & government, Religious issues & debates, Sociology, general, Sociology & anthropology, Religion and sociology, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Religion and Society, Social Aspects of Religion, identity;memory;politics;religion;religion and politics