Abstract
The article examines aspects of religious identity for young people living along the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in terms both of religious and ethno-national content and encompassing personal as well as collective components. Religion is seen as both positive and negative. It is constructed as strengthening family bonds, providing a sense of belonging and history and fostering tolerance and acceptance. Paradoxically it is also seen as fuelling extant intergroup hostilities.
Original language | English (Ireland) |
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Pages (from-to) | 599-616 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2006 |