{"product_id":"irish-catholic-identities-oliver-p-rafferty-9780719097317","title":"Irish Catholic Identities","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be Irish? Are the predicates Catholic and Irish so inextricably linked that it is impossible to have one and not the other? Does the process of secularisation in modern times mean that Catholicism is no longer a touchstone of what it means to be Irish? Indeed was such a paradigm ever true? These are among the fundamental issues addressed in this work, which examines whether distinct identity formation can be traced over time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book delineates the course of historical developments which complicated the process of identity formation in the Irish context, when by turns Irish Catholics saw themselves as battling against English hegemony or the Protestant Reformation. Without doubt the Reformation era cast a long shadow over how Irish Catholics would see themselves. But the process of identity formation was of much longer duration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNewly available in paperback, this work traces the elements which have shaped how the Catholic Irish identified themselves, and explores the political, religious and cultural dimensions of the complex picture which is Irish Catholic identity. The essays represent a systematic attempt to explore the fluidity of the components that make up Catholic identity in Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver P. Rafferty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0719097312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780719097317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.82d","brand":"Oliver P. Rafferty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202159001855,"sku":"9780719097317","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e07a5bf-853e-4d8b-87e1-85e9f949b2bd.jpg?v=1756819802","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/irish-catholic-identities-oliver-p-rafferty-9780719097317","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}