Title: Breaking enmities
First published: 1999
Description: "This book makes an original contribution to the study of modern Northern Ireland by examining the complex relationships among religion, literature and ethnicity since 1967. Patrick Grant focuses on a contradiction within sectarianism between the Christian injunction to love one's enemies, and the scapegoating, stereotyping and mirror oppositions that result from an annexation of religion to ethnic exclusivism. In general, a 'post-critical' view of religion is offered, welcoming the critique provided by secularism and maintaining that the varieties of imagination - whether literary or religious - can be liberative and mutually supporting."--Jacket.
Subjects: History, English literature, Literature and anthropology, Intellectual life, History and criticism, Religion and literature, Authors, Irish, Christianity and literature, Homes and haunts, Social conflict in literature, Irish authors, Northern ireland, history, Civilization
Places: Northern Ireland
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PR8891.N67 G73 1999