The Religious Roots of Linguistic Nationalism

This paper consists of two parts. In the first part, nationalism is analysed as a kind of gnostic religion (in the sense given to this term by E. Voegelin). In the mind of their adherents, nations are ultimate realities in which the objective (fatalistic) and the subjective (voluntaristic) side of t...

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Main Author: Yannis Kakridis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Neohellenic Research 2009-01-01
Series:Historical Review
Online Access:https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/historicalReview/article/view/4000