Population, providence and empire : the churches and emigration from nineteenth-century Ireland

Population, providence and empire the churches and emigration from nineteenth-century Ireland

The book knits together two of the most significant themes in the social and cultural history of modern Ireland - mass emigration and religious change - and aims to provide fresh insight into both. It addresses the churches' responses to emigration, both in theory and in practice. The book also...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Roddy, Sarah, author (author), Roddy, Sarah, contributor (contributor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, UK Manchester University Press 2019
Manchester, UK : 2019.
Materias:
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
Migration, immigration & emigration
Ireland > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Ireland > History > 19th century.
Ireland > Emigration and immigration > Religious aspects.
Christianity
churches
clergy
clerical advice-giving
emigrant welfare
faith
Irish monks
mass emigration
nineteenth-century Ireland
parish clergymen
religious change
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Part I
  • 1 Talk of population
  • 2 The emigrant's friend?
  • 3 'Scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd'
  • Part II
  • 4 The battlefield against popery
  • 5 The spiritual empire at home
  • Conclusion
  • Select bibliography
  • Index

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