Rampart nations

Titel: Rampart nations : bulwark myths of East European multiconfessional societies in the age of nationalism / Edited by Liliya Berezhnaya and Heidi Hein-Kircher
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Ausgabe: First published
Veröffentlicht: New York; Oxford : Berghahn, [2019]
Umfang: viii, 406 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
Schriftenreihe/
mehrbändiges Werk:
New perspectives on Central and Eastern European studies ; volume 1
Schlagworte:
ISBN: 9781789201475 ; 9781789201482

The "bulwark" or antemurale myth--whereby a region is imagined as a defensive barrier against a dangerous Other--has been a persistent strand in the development of Eastern European nationalisms. While historical studies of the topic have typically focused on clashes and overlaps between sociocultural and religious formations, Rampart Nations delves deeper to uncover the mutual transfers and multi-sided national and interconfessional conflicts that helped to spread bulwark myths through Europe's eastern periphery over several centuries. Ranging from art history to theology to political science, this volume offers new ways of understanding the political, social, and religious forces that continue to shape identity in Eastern Europe.