When God Took Sides by Marianne Elliott

When God Took Sides by Marianne Elliott

The struggle between Catholic and Protestant has shaped Irish history since the Reformation, with tragic consequences up to the present day. But how do Catholics and Protestants in Ireland see each other? And how do they view their own communities and what these communities stand for? Tracing the history of religious identities in Ireland over the last three centuries, Marianne Elliott argues that these two questions are inextricably linked and that the identity of both Catholics and Protestants is shaped by the way that each community views the other. Cutting through the layers of myths, lies, and half-truths that make up the vision that Catholics and Protestants have of each other, she looks at how mutual religious stereotypes were developed over the centuries, how they were perpetuated and entrenched, and how they have defined modern identities and shaped Ireland's historical destiny, from the independence struggle and partition to the Troubles of the last four decades.

She is to be congratulated on having given us, in a small compass, such an illuminating and thought-provoking analysis of the place of religious antagonism in the spectrum of Ireland's woesDavid Goodall, The Tablet She is to be congratulated on... such an illuminating and thought-provoking analysis. David Goodall, The Tablet Testament to her skills as a historian...[is] her sensitive approach to writing about the different traditions on this island. Patrick Geohegan, Irish Times Absorbing essay. Michael Kerrigan, The Scotsman Marianne Elliott combines historical understanding with a hands-on involvement in the process that led to peace in Ireland. The result is a book that is challenging, illuminating, and that sheds light on other situations of sectarian, religious, or ethnic tension beyond the Irish case. Senator George J. Mitchell, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East and former Chairman of the peace negotiations in Northern Ireland.

Marianne Elliott was born and brought up in Northern Ireland. She is currently Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at Liverpool University in the United Kingdom, where her expertise inspires major research and teaching programmes on Ireland, conflict and reconciliation. She has published a number of acclaimed books, most notably a biography of Wolfe Tone, father of Irish republican nationalism and The Catholics of Ulster. A History. She served on the international Opsahl Peace Commission in Northern Ireland (1993) and co-wrote its report. She has maintained an active interest in the Northern Ireland peace process and its lessons for other conflicts. She is married with one son.

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ISBN 13	9780199206933
ISBN 10	0199206937
Titel	When God Took Sides
Autor	Marianne Elliott
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Verlag	Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2009-09-24
Seitenanzahl	320
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