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Ancient China and the Yue
Perceptions and Identities on the Southern Frontier, C.400 BCE–50 CE
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On the Syncretism of Religion, Ethnos, and Statehood: Pt. 1, Germany
Dear Schwerptunk,
I have returned to ask you a series of questions once again in regards to Religeon, Ethnos, and Statehood. More specifically I wish to emphasize the religios aspect of this prompt. Faith in the modern day, especially among Christianity and Islam, has been stripped of its ethnic flavor in order to emphasize a more inclusive faith. despite this, history has shown that nations will often time propagate variations of a specific faith in order to express a sense of national identity.
I decided to dedicate part 1 of this segment to Germany, the rest shall follow a familiar trend with other countries:
The Germanic Tribes and Arianism:
Germans and Latin Christianity:
The German Ostsiedlung manifests in different regions: Scandinavia, Sclavia, the Baltics, Ruthenia, Hungary, and the Balkans. While people approach this from an ethno-political framework, there also exists a religious expansion with the spread of Germans. Essentially, just as the Arabs were responsible for the spread of Islam, so too were the Germans responsible for the spread of Latin Christianity. With this being known, did the German crusaders see themselves as a "Christian Ethnos" responsible for spreading the faith? Did the Germans civilians in the HRE feel this way? Did medieval German (civilian) colonists feel this way? If true, are there any examples that show this? Or perhaps, was the ethnic dimension not really as pronounced? As opposed to the pagans, I imagine that Western Europeans did not feel the need to stress the Germanness of Latin-Christianity. With this in mind, how would the Germans, if they had seen themselves as a Christian Ethnos, viewed other Christian polities of Medieval Europe?
The Broader Germanic World and Protestantism:
In an ironic manner, I just described the Germans as the ethnos responsible for pushing Catholicism into Central/Eastern Europe. Yet Germany, which once embodied Latin Christendom, was now the very spearhead that rebelled against Catholicism. Into the early modern era, and even today, the Germanic ethnolinguistic sphere (including England and Scandinavia) seems to be mostly protestant. I understand that there are multiple complex political circumstances for how this occurred, but is there any cultural/anthropological reason for this? Are there any cultural parallels for why Protestantism and Arianism emerged from the Germanic peoples? Many historians will speak on the protestant nature of Prussia from a political dimension, but was there also something Germanic in nature that compelled them in this direction? If you have not already gone on this tangent, I should also add that many Germanic people still remain catholic to this day such as Bavarians, Austrians, etc. Yet I cannot help but to wonder why the Germanic/Protestant parallel exists. Was it truly a political coincidence that this occurred? Or was there a deeper anthropological reason?
Protestantism and the German Empire: For this next question I request that you embrace my prompt with great attention. During the Second Reich can it be proposed that there was an attempt to nationalize Protestantism (or whichever sect) as a German faith. The Kulturkampf demonstrates an endeavor by the government to mitigate catholic influence. How intensely was Protestantism (which ever sect) propagated as the National faith of Germany? Or was this merely a political ploy to repress Papal authority? How did catholic Germans balance between their faith and ethnic identity?
Christianity in the Context of Nazism and German Paganism: The head bites the serpent's tail... Pagan Germans adopted Christ as Arians, then as Romans, and later broke away to become the focal point of Protestantism. The 20th century would then see nationalists come full circle and reject Christianity as a foreign religion, eventually trying to supplant the church with Germanic Paganism.
Germany Today: All the religious transitions I have spoken on led to earth shattering historical events: Arian Germanic Kingdoms, Crusades, 30 Years War, and of course World War 2. As if not enough has happened, Germany now faces an increasing trend of atheism which was further enhanced by the former Eastern block. These religious scars manifest as: Protestants in the north (Reformation & Prussia), Catholics in the south (HRE), and Atheists in the east (Soviet Union). Not to mention, there exists a bizarre dichotomy of progressive vs racist Germanic paganism
Religeon can change with different states, but i found it best exemplified by Germany. Paganism, Catholicism, Protestantism, along with Neo-Paganism and Atheism. I should also add that Neo-Paganism contains within it a bizarre dichotomy of post-modern progressivism and ultra-nationalist racism.
Germany unlike other european countries has shifted between different religions in order to establish a national identity. Catholic countries have maintained a statal national identity with their religeon. Even Orthodox nations have preserved a homogenous ethnoc-religous identity. Northern europe had a phase of catholocism and protestantism sure but it doesnt seem as chaotic with Germany. Germany seems to have different religeons that passed thorugh it. Why?
Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs
Greek / Slavic (Greek vs Turk)
Arabs and Islam
Ancient Israel
Japan: Shintoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism
Southeast Asia as the Barbarian and India as Rome: As someone whose Hmong parents migrated to the U.S. from Laos and Thailand, I stand firm by this title-prompt. Many aspects of Southeast Asian culture are merely extensions of the Indosphere. The alphabet, Mandala Philosophy, religion, and architecture were clearly derived from South Asian civilization. However, owing to a shared phenotype with groups like the Chinese, many people in the United states tend to synonymize us with the Sinosphere. I even see my fellow diaspora members wanting to associate themselves more with the East rather than the South. I understand why this is, as East Asia has done a remarkable job of creating an appealing society, but as a historical enthusiast I always feel the need to stress the influence of South Asia.
Ecumenism in Greece and Rome
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Babylonianism / Mesopotamianism Iraq as the cradle of civilization, heir to Hammurabi and Gilgamesh Secular, nationalist, sometimes used to downplay sectarian or Islamic identities
Pan-Arabism Iraq as part of the Arab world with shared language and destiny Strong in Ba’ath era, but weakened after Saddam’s fall Islamic Iraq Iraq as part of the
Islamic Ummah, site of key early Islamic battles and cities (Kufa, Najaf, Karbala) Strong among both Sunni and Shia populations, but pulls in different directions
Ethno-Sectarian Identities Iraq as a multi-ethnic and multi-religious land — Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen; Sunni, Shia, Yazidi, Christian Emerged most strongly post-2003 due to state breakdown
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Bandeirante myth
Casa-Grande & Senzala / Eden Myth
myth of Paraguaçu and Caramuru
Indianismo
Movimento Negro
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