Article: The Monotheistic Roots of Nationalism Part I: What Nationalism and Monotheism Have in Common - Anthony Smith and George Mosse have pointed out how nationalism has built itself up using the same techniques as religion. However, it is not any religion. It is no accident that ancient pagan societies never had nationalism. Neither has Buddhist or Taoist China. It is the characteristics of monotheistic religions that contain the key.
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