Pan-Celticism and Racial Thought at the Fin de Siècle
Abstract
Celtic movement. Showing first how Pan-Celticism emerged within the same context as the better known Pan-German and Pan-Slavic movements, the essay then examines the way that the idea of "race" formed a binding agent for the different Celtic nations, who were divided linguistically, geographically, and politically. It uncovers their assumptions and goals, and what prominent contemporaries made of them. Finally, the essay considers similarities and differences with the contemporary Pan-Africanist movement, and the light these can shed on the uses of racial ideas at the time.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Central European national history
German Colonialism and Identity Studies
European Cultural and National Identity
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of the History of Ideas
- Publisher
- Project MUSE
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 369–382
- Publication date
- 1 April 2026
- Language
- EN