HIST 2260 Lecture Notes - Social Stratification, Nationstates, Scottish National Identity
1 Dec 2013
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Dis-integration refers to separation of individual"s view of proper place of religion in life. Separation of religio (public, institutional side of faith) from spiritus (internal, spiritual side of religion) within individuals and within societies. Mediaeval world generally succeeded in integrating these two at both individual, personal level and at societal, national, and even international level. Reformation marks beginning of end of integration and reign of dis-integration: firstly in nationalization of religion christianity no longer religio which transcended national boundaries, but was not religio contained within national boundaries. Fragmentation part of theme of religion and society, as religion began to be one of units of nationalism, rather than international phenomenon. In mediaeval europe, other subsisted only in judaism and in few, fiercely repressed heretical versions of christianity. Protestant reformation we have full re-appearance of other in protestant countries, catholics become other; in catholic countries, protestants fill this role.
