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War and Religion after Westphalia, 1648-1713 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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War and Religion after Westphalia, 1648-1713 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Many historians consider the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the
Thirty Years' War in 1648, to mark a watershed in European
international relations. It is generally agreed that Westphalia
brought to an end more than a century of religious conflicts and
marked the beginning of a new era in which secular power politics
was the prime motivating factor in international relations and
warfare. The purpose of this volume is to question this assumption
and reconceptualise the relationship between war, foreign policy
and religion during the period 1648 to 1713. Some of the
contributions to the volume directly challenge the idea that
religion ceased to play a role in war and foreign policy. Others
confirm the traditional view that religion did not play a dominant
role after 1648, but seek to re-evaluate its significance and
thereby redefine religious influences on policy in this period. By
exploring this issue from various perspectives, the volume offers a
unique opportunity to reassess the influence of religion in
international politics. It also yields deeper insights into
concepts of secularisation, and complements the research of many
social and cultural historians who have begun to challenge the idea
of a decline in the influence of religion in domestic politics and
society. By matching the relationship between conflict and religion
with this scholarship a more nuanced appreciation of the European
situation begins to emerge.
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