| Description |
ix, 276 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"This book arose from a symposium on religion, myth, and politics held at Santa Barbara in the spring of 1979"--Foreword. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Of God and nationhood: Religion, myth, and nationalism / Ninian Smart -- What is a nation? / Jaroslav Krejci -- Religion or politics: the Western dilemma / Raimundo Panikkar -- 2. Of particular tribes and mortal gods: Origins of national socialism: some fruits of religion and nationalism / Gary Lease -- German nationalism in the Weimar era / Peter H. Merkl -- Catholicism and Irish national identity / Michael J. Carey -- Church and nation in Socialist Poland / Michael D. Kennedy and Maurice D. Simon -- Modern Japanese nationalism: State Shinto, the religion that was "not a religion" / Wilbur M. Fridell -- Case of Pakistan / Barbara Metcalf -- Mysticism and politics in modern Israel: the Messianic ideology of Abraham Isaac Ha-Cohen Kook / David J. Biale -- 3. Of human loyalty and alienation: Warrior God, or God, the divine warrior / Leonard Greenspan -- From hero to anti-hero: the transformation of the warrior in modern America / Edward Tabor Linenthal -- Myth of our materialism / Kees W. Bolle. |
| Subject |
Religion and politics -- Congresses.
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Religion and politics. |
| Indexed Term |
Nationalism Religious aspects |
| Subject |
Religion et politique -- Congrès. |
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Godsdienst. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Subject |
Politieke kwesties. |
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Iglesia y estado -- Congresos
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| Added Author |
Merkl, Peter H.
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Smart, Ninian, 1927-2001.
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| ISBN |
0814753892 : $30.00 |
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9780814753897 |
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