Palmer, Clare A. (2002) Christianity, Englishness and the southern English countryside: a study of the work of H.J. Massingham. Social and Cultural Geography, 3 (1). pp. 25-38.
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This paper explores the relationships between Christianity, Englishness, and ideas about the southern English landscape in the writings of the 1930s and 1940s rural commentator, H.J. Massingham. The paper begins by looking in general terms at the conjunction of religious and national identities in the context of national landscapes before moving on to consider in more detail one particular instance of this in the writing of H.J. Massingham. Massingham's understanding of a divine natural order, his construction of a kind of 'divine Englishness' and the way in which he relates this to particular English landscapes is explored. In particular, the paper investigates the natural, social and political power relationships which are embedded in Massingham's work, and suggests that his writing provides an interesting example of one way in which theological reasoning can reflect and reinforce concepts of a naturally ordered national identity.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Social and Cultural Geography |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | H.J. Massingham ; Englishness ; Organicism ; Landscape ; Christianity |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Politics & International Relations (Merged into PPR 2010-08-01) |
| ID Code: | 13562 |
| Deposited By: | Ms Margaret Calder |
| Deposited On: | 24 Sep 2008 16:51 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 15:09 |
| Identification Number: | |
| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/13562 |
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