The origins of sectarianism in early modern Ireland
By: edited by Alan Ford and John McCafferty.
Contributors: Ford, Alan, 1956-.; McCafferty, John.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Relations -- Protestant churches.; Protestant churches -- Relations -- Catholic Church.; Anti-Catholicism -- Ireland -- History.; Religion and politics -- Ireland.; Hate -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Ireland.; Ireland -- Social conditions -- 16th century.; Ireland -- Social conditions -- 17th century.
Description: Within a country where religious divisions have both a long history and a direct contemporary relevance, this book examines how they first emerged in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Leading Irish historians examine how separate Catholic and Protestant church structures and communities were created both nationally and locally. They analyze the ways in which the rival institutions influenced perceptions of religious difference, resulting in a pattern in Irish history of Protestants and Catholics living together as separate denominations.
Notes: Includes index.