When God Took Sides: Religion and Identity in Irish History - Unfinished History

by Marianne Elliott and Allan Leonard

Book Overview

Tracing the history of religious identities in Ireland over the last three centuries, Marianne Elliott argues that the identity of both Catholics and Protestants is shaped by the way that each community views the other. Cutting through the layers of myths, lies, and half-truths that make up the vision that Catholics and Protestants have of each other, she looks at how mutual religious stereotypes developed over the centuries, how they were perpetuated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199206937
• ISBN13: 9780199206933
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 5.4"