In the late 19th century, Sweden went through many social and political changes which resulted in the establishment of an educational system for the broader masses. The educational system was designed to put Christianity at centre, or more specifically the Lutheran faith, which was the state religion of 19th century Sweden. This paper focuses on the other religions that made its way into the school books during that time, that were not typically a part of the religious education. Was any other religions mentioned at all, and if they were, then how and if possible why? During this study it was clear that the best place in the books to find informations about other religions was in the history sections, and it was clear that the ways they were mentioned was very different from how they mentioned Lutheran Christianity. The “heathen” religion, as it was called, was portrayed in a national romantic light, but the Catholic faith was seen as an outdated version of Christianity. The way that it was explained in the books makes it clear that the ruling class wanted the ruled class to know that Lutheranism was the true and real Christian faith.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-329515 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Rössle, Erik |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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