Religion, identity and politics in Northern Ireland
Subtitle: boundaries of belonging and belief
By: Claire Mitchell.
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Christianity -- Northern Ireland.; Christianity and politics -- Northern Ireland.; Identification (Religion); Group identity -- Northern Ireland.; Northern Ireland -- Religion.
Description: "Drawing on a range of unique interview material, this book traces how individuals and groups in Northern Ireland have absorbed religious types of cultural knowledge, belonging and morality, and how they reproduce these as they go about their daily lives. Despite recent religious and political changes, the author concludes that perceptions of religious difference help keep communities in Northern Ireland socially separate and often in conflict with one another."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The nature of the conflict; title: The 'sectarian headcount'; title: The churches and politics; title: Religion as a boundary marker; title: Religious practice and community construction; title: Religious ideology and politics; title: Theology and politics; title: Conclusions.