The Image of Paganism in the British Romanticism

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Image of Paganism in the British Romanticism

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article tries to answer the question of how the concept of paganism was conceived and shaped by the Romantic thinkers, and whether it has in uenced our current understanding of both antiquity paganism and contemporary Paganism; if yes, how? My aim is to show this with the example of the Romantic period in the Great Britain especially between 1750–1850. I omit the commonplace account on the poets and other artists and their works in this paper, instead of that, I focus mainly on the works of antiquarians, historians, and philosophers, and want to show a different image of the Romantic period than it is often perceived. I start with the work of pre-Romantic antiquarian William Stukeley, and end with the work of Iolo Morganwg. The article argues that the very image of the ancient past was shaped by Christian theological concerns and questions, and the political situation and artistic romantic sentiment of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Thus, the image of paganism as it exists today re ects religious and political disputes of those centuries. The article also argues that not only has this image of paganism has been retained till today, but that it has also in uenced some notions of contemporary Pagan thought. This notwithstanding, the image of paganism is no longer considered in its full scope, since the concerns and questions which guided its construction sank into oblivion, while their “product” – the romantic image of the Celts and Druids remained.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Image of Paganism in the British Romanticism

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article tries to answer the question of how the concept of paganism was conceived and shaped by the Romantic thinkers, and whether it has in uenced our current understanding of both antiquity paganism and contemporary Paganism; if yes, how? My aim is to show this with the example of the Romantic period in the Great Britain especially between 1750–1850. I omit the commonplace account on the poets and other artists and their works in this paper, instead of that, I focus mainly on the works of antiquarians, historians, and philosophers, and want to show a different image of the Romantic period than it is often perceived. I start with the work of pre-Romantic antiquarian William Stukeley, and end with the work of Iolo Morganwg. The article argues that the very image of the ancient past was shaped by Christian theological concerns and questions, and the political situation and artistic romantic sentiment of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Thus, the image of paganism as it exists today re ects religious and political disputes of those centuries. The article also argues that not only has this image of paganism has been retained till today, but that it has also in uenced some notions of contemporary Pagan thought. This notwithstanding, the image of paganism is no longer considered in its full scope, since the concerns and questions which guided its construction sank into oblivion, while their “product” – the romantic image of the Celts and Druids remained.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60304 - Religious studies

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies

ISSN

1528-0268

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

19

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

25

Strana od-do

141-165

Kód UT WoS článku

000426997600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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