Examining Irish nationalism in the context of literature, culture and religion : a study of the epistemological structure of nationalism / Eugene O'Brien
- Author
- O'Brien, Eugene, 1958-
- Published
- Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, 2002.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
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- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Preface ix -- Acknowledgements xi -- INTRODUCTION 1 -- CHAPTER 1: THE AETIOLOGY OF NATIONALISM -- DEFINITIONS 9 -- CHAPTER 2: NATIONALIST REFLECTIONS AND -- MISRECOGNITIONS 45 -- CHAPTER 3: MAPPING NATIONALISM -- LAND AND LANGUAGE 71 -- CHAPTER 4: NATIONALISM AND FAITH 97 -- CONCLUSION 133 -- NOTES 139 -- WORKS CITED 147 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY 157 -- INDEX 165.
- Summary
- This study argues that it is only through its epistemological perspective that nationalism can be properly analyzed. It goes on to offer such an analysis, utilizing the work of Jacques Lacan. This study contents that the captation of the self by a reflected, two-dimensional image of that self is the sine qua non of the epistemology of nationalism, as a sense of group selfhood is defined performatively through this process. The strong connections between nationalism and religion are examined Finally, the supposed difference between political nationalism and 'cultural nationalism' is interrogate.
- Subject(s)
- English literature—Irish authors—History and criticism
- Nationalism and literature—Ireland—History
- Nationalism—Religious aspects
- Nationalism—Ireland—History
- Nationalism in literature
- Littérature anglaise—Auteurs irlandais—Histoire et critique
- Nationalisme et littérature—Irlande—Histoire
- Nationalisme—Aspect religieux
- Nationalisme—Irlande—Histoire
- Nationalisme dans la littérature
- LITERARY CRITICISM—European—English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Civilization
- English literature—Irish authors
- Literature
- Nationalism
- Nationalism and literature
- Religion
- Littérature irlandaise—Littérature irlandaise—Histoire et critique
- Ireland—In literature
- Ireland—Civilization
- Ireland—Religion
- Irlande—Dans la littérature
- Irlande—Civilisation
- Irlande—Religion
- Ireland
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780773421226 (electronic bk.)
077342122X (electronic bk.)
077347238X (alk. paper)
9780773472389 (alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references.
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