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The Right and the Nation
This book explores the influence of right-wing political cultures (including conservatism, political Catholicism, reactionary nationalism and fascism) on nation-building processes and the creation of national identities in modern times. The chapters extend the focus of analysis across the different cultures and movements of the Right, their broad geographical spread, as well as cultural factors. Adopting a transnational perspective, this volume highlights the significance of a series of processes – such as the growth of nationalist imaginaries and political cultures – that extended beyond national boundaries and were often articulated via cross-border dynamics. Special attention is paid ...
"The Tragic Couple"
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) has become a leader in the dialogue between Jews and Catholics as was manifested in the role that the Jesuit Cardinal Augustin Bea played in the adoption by the Second Vatican Council of Nostra Aetate, the charter for that new relationship. Still the encounters between Jesuits and Jews were often characterized by animosity and this historical record made them a tragic couple, related but estranged. This volume is the first examination of the complex interactions between Jesuits and Jews from the early modern period in Europe and Asia through the twentieth century where special attention is focused on the historical context of the Holocaust.
The Church and Literature
A wide-ranging and impressive collection which illuminates the enduring relationship between the Church and literary creation.
The Jew of Verona (Antonio Bresciani)
It is a historical novel written in 1850 concerning Italian and European events of those years, paying attention to the action of Carboneria and Church. The historical outline is the setting of the story of the “Jew of Verona” and the characters involved in his human occurrences. The time of social, political contrasts, which are inevitable in a process towards the future realization of the democratic values, contributes to bring the protagonist to his final resolution, after a deep reflection about the meaning of his life.
The Golden Bough
"The Golden Bough" in 2 volumes is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer that made a substantial influence on contemporary European literature and thought. Frazer attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century culture. His thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king. Frazer proposed that mankind progresses from magic through religious belief to scientific thought.
The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1&2)
In 'The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion' by James George Frazer, the reader is taken on a journey through the origins of religious beliefs and practices across different cultures. Frazer meticulously compares rituals, myths, and customs from various societies, delving into the similarities and differences between them. Written in a scholarly yet accessible style, the book weaves together historical accounts, anthropological studies, and folklore to present a comprehensive study of humanity's spiritual evolution. As a pioneering work in the field of comparative religion, 'The Golden Bough' offers a unique perspective on the universality of certain religious themes and symbols. T...
Revisiting Jewish Spain in the Modern Era
This innovative volume offers fresh perspectives and directions on the intersection of Hispanic and Jewish studies. It shows how 'Jewishness' has played a crucial role in Spanish political, social, and cultural developments in the modern era, exploring the effects of the multiple material and symbolic absences of Jews and Judaism from modern Spanish society. The book considers the haunting presence that this absence has entailed. Contributors analyze the different and contradictory ways in which Spain as a nation has tried to come to terms with its Jewish memory and with Jews from the nineteenth century to the present: José Amador de los Ríos’ efforts to incorporate 'Jewishness' into the...
Ethnic Expositions in Italy, 1880 to 1940
Comprehensively analyzing for the first time the phenomenon of ethnic living expositions in Italy between the 19th and 20th centuries, this book deals with the subject from a comparative European perspective and over the long term, studying analogies and differences in precedents as far back as the early modern age. The research, which seeks to go beyond the simplistic concept of "human zoos," intends to highlight the intentions, assumptions, and mechanisms of realization of the exhibitions of exotic living humans and the reactions from both the exhibited subjects and the public, exploiting a wide variety of heterogeneous sources capable of bringing out a kind of widespread popular ethno-ant...
