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The Origins of Sectarianism in Early Modern Ireland

  • Paperback
  • 260 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

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For scholars and history enthusiasts interested in Ireland

Uncovers the origins of sectarianism in Irish history

You will gain insights into Ireland's complex past

This book explores the roots of sectarianism in early modern Ireland.

Ireland is riven by sectarian hatred. This simple assumption provides a powerful explanation for the bitterness and violence which has so dominated Irish history. Most notably, the troubles in Northern Ireland have provided fertile ground for scholars from all disciplines to argue about and explore ways in which religious division fueled the descent into hostility and disorder. In much of this literature, however, sectarianism is seen as, somehow, a 'given' in Irish history, an inevitable product of the clash of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, something which sprang fully formed into existence in the sixteenth century. In this 2005 book leading historians provide a detailed analysis of the ways in which rival confessions were developed in early modern Ireland, the extent to which the Irish people were indeed divided into two religious camps by the mid-seventeenth century, and also their surprising ability to transcend such stark divisions.
The Origins of Sectarianism in Early Modern Ireland and The Origins of Sectarianism in Early Modern Ireland
The Origins of Sectarianism in Early Modern IrelandThe Origins of Sectarianism in Early Modern Ireland

  • Title

    The Origins of Sectarianism in Early Modern Ireland

  • Authors

    Alan Ford +1

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    October 2012

  • Weight

    355g

  • Page Count

    260

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9781107407787

  • ISBN-10

    1107407788

  • Eden Code

    4328011