The Religion of Empire

2016 Literary Criticism

Author : G. A. Rosso
Release : 2016
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 162/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Religion of Empire written by G. A. Rosso. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Religion of Empire: Political Theology in Blake's Prophetic Symbolism is the first full-length study devoted to interpreting Blake's three long poems, showing the ways in which the Bible, myth, and politics merge in his prophetic symbolism. In this book, G. A. Rosso examines the themes of empire and religion through the lens of one of Blake's most distinctive and puzzling images, Rahab, a figure that anchors an account of the development of Blake's political theology in the latter half of his career. Through the Rahab figure, Rosso argues, Blake interweaves the histories of religion and empire in a wide-ranging attack on the conceptual bases of British globalism in the long eighteenth century. This approach reveals the vast potential that the question of religion offers to a reconsideration of Blake's attitude to empire. The Religion of Empire also reevaluates Blake's relationship with Milton, whose influence Blake both affirms and contests in a unique appropriation of Milton's prophetic legacy. In this context, Rosso challenges recent views of Blake as complicit with the nationalism and sexism of his time, expanding the religion-empire nexus to include Blake's esoteric understanding of gender. Foregrounding the role of female characters in the longer prophecies, Rosso discloses the variegated and progressive nature of Blake's apocalyptic humanism.

Of Religion and Empire

2001 History

Author : Robert P. Geraci
Release : 2001
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 276/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Of Religion and Empire written by Robert P. Geraci. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to investigate the role of religious conversion in the long history of Russian state building, with geographic coverage from Poland and European Russia to the Caucasus, Central Asia, Siberia, and Alaska.

Faith in Empire

2013-03-20 History

Author : Elizabeth A. Foster
Release : 2013-03-20
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 224/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Faith in Empire written by Elizabeth A. Foster. This book was released on 2013-03-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith in Empire is an innovative exploration of French colonial rule in West Africa, conducted through the prism of religion and religious policy. Elizabeth Foster examines the relationships among French Catholic missionaries, colonial administrators, and Muslim, animist, and Christian Africans in colonial Senegal between 1880 and 1940. In doing so she illuminates the nature of the relationship between the French Third Republic and its colonies, reveals competing French visions of how to approach Africans, and demonstrates how disparate groups of French and African actors, many of whom were unconnected with the colonial state, shaped French colonial rule. Among other topics, the book provides historical perspective on current French controversies over the place of Islam in the Fifth Republic by exploring how Third Republic officials wrestled with whether to apply the legal separation of church and state to West African Muslims.

Religion Versus Empire?

2004-10-29 History

Author : Andrew Porter
Release : 2004-10-29
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 236/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Religion Versus Empire? written by Andrew Porter. This book was released on 2004-10-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only book that addresses the relations between religion, Protestant missions, and empire building, linking together all three fields of study by taking as its starting point the early eighteenth century Anglican initiatives in colonial North America and the Caribbean. It considers how the early societies of the 1790s built on this inheritance, and extended their own interests to the Pacific, India, the Far East, and Africa. Fluctuations in the vigor and commitment of the missions, changing missionary theologies, and the emergence of alternative missionary strategies, are all examined for their impact on imperial expansion. Other themes include the international character of the missionary movement, Christianity's encounter with Islam, and major figures such as David Livingstone, the state and politics, and humanitarianism, all of which are viewed in a fresh light.

Religion and Empire

1984-08-31 History

Author : Geoffrey W. Conrad
Release : 1984-08-31
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 969/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Religion and Empire written by Geoffrey W. Conrad. This book was released on 1984-08-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative, comparative study of the formation and expansion of the Aztec and Inca empires. Argues that prehistoric cultural development is largely determined by continual changes in traditional religion.

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