Essays about: "nationalism, religion"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words nationalism, religion.
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1. Reckoning with the Ghosts of Nationalism : Exploring the contributions and culpability of the Church of Sweden in its historical relationship with nationalism
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Previous research that tends to digress into accusations against or advocacy for the Church of Sweden ultimately misses the mark in assessing the overall culpability of the Church for its historical relationship with nationalism. At the core of this study is the pursuit of an investigation that addresses this concern by asking the following questions: how has the Church of Sweden historically lent itself to nationalism and to what extent is the Church culpable for nationalism in Sweden? What follows is a status quaestionis, which creates a comparative analysis that functions as a means to gauge the Church’s historical and thematic contributions to Swedish nationalism and the formation of Swedish identity. READ MORE
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2. When Religious, Civil, and National Representations Clash : A Decolonial View on Georgian Muslims as Internal Others
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)Abstract : The othering and exclusion of religious minority groups in Georgia is often understood through the prism of religious nationalism, which is argued to have developed as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the respective need to fill up the leftover systemic void. Ethno-national and religious identity markers were used to create the image of true, pre-Soviet Georgian – Christian, ethnically Georgian group. READ MORE
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3. European Jewishness and European Muslim-hood: A comparative analysis of religious organisations' approach to the European integration project and European identity
University essay from Lunds universitet/EuropastudierAbstract : Certain religious organisations restrict their operations to a specific geographical area despite the fact that their aim presumably would be to transcend these boundaries. They promote one overarching religious identity that is shared worldwide which is why it should not be in the organisations interests to limit themselves geographically. READ MORE
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4. Relationship Between Religion and Nationalism in Pakistan : A Study of Religion and Nationalism in Pakistan during the period 1947 to 1988
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Religion has always been at the core of the Pakistani national narrative. This research paper argues that the relationship between religion and nationalism in Pakistan is complex and has changed its character during different phases of the Pakistani political history. READ MORE
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5. Swedish Belief and Swedish Tradition : The Role of Religion in Sweden Democrat Nationalism
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/ReligionsvetenskapAbstract : In the context of Western, European, Nordic, and Swedish radical nationalism, this study is an analysis of the various ways the political party the Sweden Democrats talks about religion; primarily about Swedish Evangelical-Lutheran Christianity and the Church of Sweden. The study investigates the party expressions on religion and nationalism, using theoretical models of interpretation, constructed for this specific purpose, out of hermeneutic methodology. READ MORE
