Seamus Heaney's Religious Redress

For Seamus Heaney, as it is for many who originate from Northern Ireland, religion is closely allied to politics. Heaney's religious ideals, however, extend beyond the divisiveness of sectarianism, and stem from the desire for unity, balance and redress. He finds these religious and social idea...

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Main Author: Dau, Duc 1976- (Author)
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Published: Oxford University Press 2003
In: Literature and theology
Year: 2003, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 32-43
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