MOVING TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM A SHARED EUROPEAN IDENTITY: INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN POLITICS, CHRISTIANITY, AND MUSIC
MOVING TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM A SHARED EUROPEAN IDENTITY: INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN POLITICS, CHRISTIANITY, AND MUSIC

Summary/Abstract: Many politicians and academics consider European identity as rooted in Christian values. Two main questions arise from this assumption: does the refusal of Christian roots undermine the political identity of Europe? do unbelievers miss the understanding of music deeply connected with the Christian message, in this way undermining also the cultural identity of Europe? This study analyzes these themes, focusing in particular on the role music can play, both in the cultural and in the political field, in order to reconcile believers’ and unbelievers’ positions.

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