Holy Nations and Global Identities: Civil Religion, Nationalism, and GlobalisationAnnika Hvithamar, Margit Warburg, Brian Arly Jacobsen Along with the processes of globalisation and the end of the cold war we have seen an upsurge in religious nationalism and an increasing focus on the role of religion as a legitimising force in democratic secular states. Holy Nations & Global Identities draws on the combined theoretical and historical insight of historians, political scientists and social scientists on the question of nationalism and globalisation with the methodological knowledge of religion presented by sociologists of religion. The book brings genuine theoretical explorations and original case studies on civil religion, nationalism and globalization. It also provides an introduction to the research history of the fields and aims to develop and elaborate on the theories and methodology of the investigated subjects. |
Contents
Introducing Civil Religion Nationalism and Globalisation Annika Hvithamar and Margit Warburg | 1 |
PART I CIVIL RELIGION AND NATIONALISM | 19 |
Chapter One Hierarchy and Covenant in the Formation of Nations Anthony D Smith | 21 |
Chapter Two Durkheims Political Sociology Civil Religion Nationalism and Globalisation Marcela Cristi | 47 |
Chapter Three American Civil Religion as StateMythology Niels Reeh | 79 |
Chapter Four Nationalism and Civil Religion What is the Difference? Annika Hvithamar | 99 |
PART II CIVIL RELIGION IN NATIONSTATES | 119 |
The Case of Japanese Nationalism and State Shinto Atsuko Ichijo | 121 |
Chapter Eight Scandinavian Folk Churches Chauvinism and Xenophobia Pål Ketil Botvar | 183 |
Chapter Nine Civil Religion in an Age of Changing Churches and Societies A look at the Nordic Situation Pål Repstad | 199 |
CrossCultural fi ndings from Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia Slovenia and the United States of America Sergej Flere | 215 |
PART III CIVIL RELIGION IN A GLOBAL ERA | 233 |
Varieties of Religious Locations in a Globalising World Eileen Barker | 235 |
Chapter Twelve Nationalism as Civil Religion and Rituals of Belonging before and aft er the Global Turn Ulf Hedetoft | 253 |
The Fourth of July in Denmark Margit Warburg | 271 |
Contributors | 295 |
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