How Grundtvig Became a Nation Builder

Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig is rightly regarded as the single individual who has had the greatest importance in the formation of the Danish nation. In arguing this I make two claims that run as red threads through what follows. First, the building of a nation is a process of both creation and...

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Published inBuilding the Nation pp. 192 - 209
Main Author Korsgaard, Ove
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Montreal MQUP 01.10.2014
McGill-Queen's University Press
Subjects
Age of Revolution
Applied sociology
Behavioral sciences
Churches
Common good
Countries
Democracy
Elites
French Revolution
Government
Government officials
Heads of state
Historical periods
History
Human geography
Human societies
Kings
Legislative bodies
Legislatures
Liberalism
Lower class
Modern Era
Monarchs
Nobility
Parliaments
Peasant class
Political geography
Political ideologies
Political philosophy
Political regimes
Political science
Political systems
Social classes
Social sciences
Social stratification
Social structures
Social welfare
Sociology
Sociology of religion
Upper class
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Summary:Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig is rightly regarded as the single individual who has had the greatest importance in the formation of the Danish nation. In arguing this I make two claims that run as red threads through what follows. First, the building of a nation is a process of both creation and formation; second, the building of the Danish nation takes place in Grundtvig’s lifetime, with he himself laying the foundation. In his younger days Grundtvig had no ambition to be a nation builder. He was convinced that it was only a matter of time before the society into which
ISBN:0773544054
9780773544055
DOI:10.1515/9780773596313-011