Underdogs and Englishmen—Diana and the Secular Worship of the Nation
In "The Archive" we republish articles that, in hindsight, may have been ahead of their time in its prescience. Our pull for this issue is a 1997 piece from Stephen Heathorn originally written in the wake of the death of Princess Diana. Drawing on the outpouring of emotion displayed worldw...
| Published in: | Bulletin for the study of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
2021
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Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Diana Wales, Princess 1961-1997
/ Veneration
/ Mythopoiesis
/ Quasi-religion
/ Great Britain
/ National consciousness
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion KBF British Isles ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Worship
B Princess Diana B United Kingdom B Nation (university) |
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| Summary: | In "The Archive" we republish articles that, in hindsight, may have been ahead of their time in its prescience. Our pull for this issue is a 1997 piece from Stephen Heathorn originally written in the wake of the death of Princess Diana. Drawing on the outpouring of emotion displayed worldwide following Diana’s death, Heathorn discusses the role royal mythmaking plays in the maintenance of British nationalism and policing of British identity during a time of declining British imperialism. Through an engaging and exciting piece of scholarship that discusses one of the world’s most beloved public figures, Heathorn encourages a critical, sociopolitical interrogation of the myths we may not even realize we subscribe to. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1871 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/bsor.20125 |