Cosmo Innes and the Defence of Scotland's Past c. 1825-1875

Cosmo Innes and the Defence of Scotland's Past c. 1825-1875
Author: Richard A. Marsden
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2016-05-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317159160

Today, Scotland's history is frequently associated with the clarion call of political nationalism. However, in the nineteenth century the influence of history on Scottish national identity was far more ambiguous. How, then, did ideas about the past shape Scottish identity in a period when union with England was all but unquestioned? The activities of the antiquary Cosmo Innes (1798-1874) help us to address this question. Innes was a prolific editor of medieval and early modern documents relating to Scotland's parliament, legal system, burghs, universities, aristocratic families and pre-Reformation church. Yet unlike scholars today, he saw that editorial role in interventionist terms. His source editions were artificial constructs that powerfully articulated his worldview and agendas: emphasising Enlightenment-inspired narratives of social progress and institutional development. At the same time they used manuscript facsimiles and images of medieval architecture to foreground a romantic concern for the texture of past lives. Innes operated within an elite associational culture which gave him access to the leading intellectuals and politicians of the day. His representations of Scottish history therefore had significant influence and were put to work as commentaries on some of the major debates which exorcised Scotland's intelligentsia across the middle decades of the century. This analysis of Innes's work with sources, set within the intellectual context of the time and against the antiquarian activities of his contemporaries, provides a window onto the ways in which the 'national past' was perceived in Scotland during the nineteenth century. This allows us to explore how historical thinkers negotiated the apparent dichotomies between Enlightenment and Romanticism, whilst at the same time enabling a re-examination of prevailing assumptions about Scotland's supposed failure to maintain a viable national consciousness in the later 1800s.

Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Religion

Routledge Library Editions: Sociology of Religion
Author: Various
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 5475
Release: 2018-09-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429657935

This set collects together in 19 volumes a wealth of texts on Sociology of Religion. An invaluable reference resource, it contains classic books on a wide range of topics, including: religion and violence, religion and family life, religion and society, culture and class.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1958, volume 2

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1958, volume 2
Author: Witness Lee
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
Total Pages: 735
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1536005002

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1958, volume 2, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee in April 1958 through January 1959. Historical information concerning Brother Lee's travels and the content of his ministry during this period can be found in the general preface that appears at the beginning of volume 1 in this set. The contents of this volume are divided into ten sections, as follows: 1. Seven messages given in Tokyo, Japan, on April 10 through 20, 1958. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Practice of Enjoying God by Eating and Drinking Him. 2. Seven messages given in Tokyo, Japan, in April 1958. These messages are included in this volume under the title A Record of Several Talks in Tokyo. 3. Two talks given in New York City on May 20 and 28, 1958. These talks are included in this volume under the title A Record of Two Talks in New York City. 4. Four messages given in Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 5 through 13, 1958. These messages are included in this volume under the title God as Life to Man to Be Mingled with Man for His Expression. 5. Fourteen messages given in Hong Kong on October 4 through 12, 1958. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Building of God's Dwelling Place. 6. Four talks given in Hong Kong in October 1958. These talks are included in this volume under the title A Record of Several Talks in Hong Kong. 7. Ten messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 26 through November 4, 1958. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Building Work of God and are included in this volume under the same title. 8. Eight messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, in November 1958. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Basis for the Building Work of God and are included in this volume under the same title. 9. Fourteen messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on November 10, 1958, through January 7, 1959. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Vision, Type, and Practice of the Building Up of the Church and are included in this volume under the same title. 10. A message given in Taipei, Taiwan, sometime between November 1958 and January 1959. This message was previously published in a booklet entitled How to Lead the Young People and is included in this volume under the same title.

Bulletin ...

Bulletin ...
Author: University of St. Andrews. Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 614
Release: 1904
Genre:
ISBN: