Cullen, John G.
(2016)
Changing Constructions of the Pagan in the Irish
National Print Media 1900–2013.
Journal of Contemporary Religion, 31 (1).
pp. 115-125.
ISSN 1353-7903
Abstract
This research note examines how the terms ‘pagan’ and ‘paganism’
have variously been used in Irish national print media. It does this
to investigate how Irish identity was constructed as the Republic of
Ireland changed to a secularising society where the hegemony of
the Roman Catholic Church substantially weakened. It finds that the
trope of ‘pagan’ has been used to represent moral threats or political
threats (such as the growth of Nazism or secularism) or acknowledge
the influence of paganism (defined as ancient religious elements) on
Irish culture. Research on Irish Pagans and related eco-spiritualities is
a nascent field of study and this research note aims to contribute to
its development. Limitations of the present study are outlined and
avenues for future research are discussed.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Pagans; Paganism; media;
newspapers; Ireland; trope
analysis; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: |
11241 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2016.1109878 |
| Depositing User: |
Dr. John G. Cullen
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| Date Deposited: |
14 Oct 2019 13:36 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Contemporary Religion |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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