TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Brien,Eugene
TI  - Examining Irish nationalism in the context of literature, culture and religion: a study of the epistemological structure of nationalism 
T2  - Irish studies
SN  - 9780773421226
AV  - PR8722.N27 O27 2002eb
U1  - 820.9/358820.9358 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Lewiston, N.Y.
PB  - Edwin Mellen Press
KW  - English literature
KW  - Irish authors
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Nationalism and literature
KW  - Ireland
KW  - History
KW  - Nationalism
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Nationalism in literature
KW  - Littérature anglaise
KW  - Auteurs irlandais
KW  - Histoire et critique
KW  - Nationalisme et littérature
KW  - Irlande
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Nationalisme
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - Nationalisme dans la littérature
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM
KW  - European
KW  - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Civilization
KW  - fast
KW  - Literature
KW  - Religion
KW  - Littérature irlandaise
KW  - ram
KW  - In literature
KW  - Dans la littérature
KW  - Civilisation
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Ch. 1; The Aetiology of Nationalism -- Definitions --; Ch. 2; Nationalist Reflections and Misrecognitions --; Ch. 3; Mapping Nationalism -- Land and Language --; Ch. 4; Nationalism and Faith; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011
N2  - This study argues that it is only through its epistemological perspective that nationalism can be properly analyzed. It goes on to offer such an analysis, utilizing the work of Jacques Lacan. This study contents that the captation of the self by a reflected, two-dimensional image of that self is the sine qua non of the epistemology of nationalism, as a sense of group selfhood is defined performatively through this process. The strong connections between nationalism and religion are examined Finally, the supposed difference between political nationalism and 'cultural nationalism' is interrogate
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