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Religion and Greater Ireland
Barr, Colin; Carey, Hilary M.
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Description for Religion and Greater Ireland
Paperback. Stimulating essays that break new ground on religion and Irish identity in modern world history. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HRA; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Impelled by economic deprivation at home and spiritual ambition abroad, nineteenth-century Irish clerics and laypeople reshaped the many sites where they came to pray, preach, teach, trade, and settle. So decisive was the role of religion in the worlds of Irish settlement that it helped to create a "Greater Ireland" that encompassed the entire English-speaking world and beyond. Rejecting the popular notion that the Irish were passive victims of imperial oppression, Religion and Greater Ireland demonstrates how religion opened up a vast world to exploit. The religious free market of the United States and the British Empire provided an opportunity ... Read more
Impelled by economic deprivation at home and spiritual ambition abroad, nineteenth-century Irish clerics and laypeople reshaped the many sites where they came to pray, preach, teach, trade, and settle. So decisive was the role of religion in the worlds of Irish settlement that it helped to create a "Greater Ireland" that encompassed the entire English-speaking world and beyond. Rejecting the popular notion that the Irish were passive victims of imperial oppression, Religion and Greater Ireland demonstrates how religion opened up a vast world to exploit. The religious free market of the United States and the British Empire provided an opportunity ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773545700
SKU
V9780773545700
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About Barr, Colin; Carey, Hilary M.
Colin Barr is senior lecturer in history at the University of Aberdeen. Hilary M. Carey is professor of imperial and religious history at the University of Bristol.
Reviews for Religion and Greater Ireland
"A cutting-edge work that explores crucial dimensions in the history of Ireland's globalization, Religion and Greater Ireland stands out for its wide range of geographical and cultural coverage and ground-breaking perspectives on religion and migration." Eugenio Biagini, University of Cambridge