Chosen Peoples Sacred Sources of National Identity

Name: Chosen Peoples Sacred Sources of National Identity
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ISBN: 9780192100177

ISBN-10: 0192100173

ISBN-13: 9780192100177

Edition: 2003

Authors: Anthony D. Smith

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'Unto thy seed I have given this land.' From the moment of God's covenant with Abraham in the Old Testament, the idea that a people are chosen by God has had a central role in shaping national identity. Chosen Peoples argues powerfully that sacred belief remains central to national identity, even in an increasingly secular, globalized modern world. In this important new study, Anthony D. Smith goes in search of the deep Judeo-Christian roots of the many manifestations of national identity. This rich and timely contribution to current debates about nationalism explains the complex historical reasons behind often violent modern conflicts around issues of land, culture, religion, and politics.…

Book details

List price: $73.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 364
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.53" long x 1.17" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



List of Maps


List of Plates


Introduction



Nationalism and Religion



The Nation as a Sacred Communion



Election and Covenant



Peoples of the Covenant



Missionary Peoples



Sacred Homelands



Ethnohistory and the Golden Age



Nationalism and Golden Ages



The Glorious Dead


Conclusion


Notes


References


Index