Culture played an important role in creating the idea of nation in europe explain it
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1).Romanticism: to understand the role of culture in arousing the feeling of nationalism let us take the example of Romanticism , a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiment.
Romantic artists were against the glorification of reasoning , and ,science, and focused on emotions , intuitions,and mystical feelings.They wanted to share a collective heritage and a common culture past as the basis of a nation.
Johann gottfried was one of the famous Romantic German philosophers who claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people - das volk.
2). Poland:
Music- Karol Kurpinski kept the national feelings alive through operas and music and turned folk dances like polonaise and mazurka into nationalist sysmbols.
Language- Polish language had been forced out of schools and and Russian was imposed everywhere after Russian occupation. However, Polish was used by the clergy for all religious ceremonies and instructions. This was a way to keep national sentiment alive.
Secret societies that were modelled on Mazzini 's Young Italy were set up in Poland to cater to nationalist sentiment.
3). Slavic Culture: Different Slavic nationalists struggled to define their identity and independence. This struggle also led to the First World War.
Culture also played an important role in the development of nationalism.
⭕️ Romanticism was a cultural movement which developed a particular form of nationalist sentiment.
⭕️ The effort of romantic artists and poet was to create a sense of shared collective heritage, a common cultural past, as the basis of a nation.
⭕️ It was through folk songs, folk poetry and folk dances that the true spirit of the nation was popularised.