Christendom and European Identity: The Legacy of a Grand Narrative since 1789

Mary Anne Perkins

Published by De Gruyter 2004

Christendom and European Identity

The Legacy of a Grand Narrative since 1789

Mary Anne Perkins

Volume 40 in the series Religion and Society

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110914610

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About this book

This book critically explores the idea of Europe since the French Revolution from the perspective of intellectual history. It traces the dominant and recurring theme of Europe-as-Christendom in discourse concerning the relationship of religion, politics and society, in historiography and hermeneutics, and in theories and constructions of identity and ‘otherness’. It examines the evolution of a grand narrative by which European elites have sought to define European and national identity. This narrative, the author argues, maintains the existence of common historical and intellectual roots, common values, culture and religion. The book explores its powerful legacy in the positive creation of a sense of European unity, the ways in which it has been exploited for ideological purposes, and its impact on non-Christian communities within Europe.

Author / Editor information

Mary Anne Perkins was a historian of ideas at Kingston University UK and a researcher at the School of Advanced Studies London (retired)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Explanatory Notes on the Text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XIII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1: Old and New models of Sovereignty in Europe-as-Christendom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Part 2: ‘Christendom’ as the Realm of Universal History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Part 3: The ‘Spirit of Europe’ and its ‘Others’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Scholars, Institutes, Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 385
Keywords: Europa /Geschichte; Europa /Religion; Christentum; Geschichtsschreibung; Religionsgeschichte

eBook

Published: February 6, 2015
ISBN: 9783110914610

Hardcover

Published: October 25, 2004
ISBN: 9783110182446