Religion and Politics in the Risorgimento [electronic resource] : Britain and the New Italy, 1861-1875 /
Raponi, D.author.
This book examines Anglo-Italian political and cultural relations and analyses the importance of religion in the British 'Orientalist' perception of Italy. It puts religion at the centre of a harsh political and cultural war, one that was fought on international, diplomatic, and domestic levels.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Britain and Italy, Religion and Politics; 1 Italy as the 'European India': British orientalism, cultural imperialism, and anti-Catholicism, c. 1850-1870; 2 British missionary societies in Italy: evangelising a hostilel and, 1850-1862; 3 Religion and foreign policy: from Unification to the 'desperate folly' of the Syllabus, 1861-1864; 4 British missionaries and Catholic reaction: searching the soul of the new nation, 1862-1872; 5 Protestant foreign relations and the last years of the Roman Question, 1865-1875
Conclusion: 'Great' because Protestant, 'Oriental' because CatholicNotes; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book examines Anglo-Italian political and cultural relations and analyses the importance of religion in the British 'Orientalist' perception of Italy. It puts religion at the centre of a harsh political and cultural war, one that was fought on international, diplomatic, and domestic levels.
British and Foreign Bible Society
Catholic Church
Civilization—History.
Italy—History.
Philosophy.
World politics.
Great Britain—History.
Social history.
Cultural History.
History of Italy.
History of Philosophy.
Political History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Social History.