This argument, from a secular nationalist perspective would state the sovereign is the nation-state, in which all values, and ideals are derived from. When regarding religious nationalism, there becomes two major authority figures - the nation, and the religious order, arguably legitimising the cause, creating a more structured narrative, and providing a higher form of morality to the movement. Religious nationalism occurring with religiously dominated environments is almost inevitable. The prevalence of religiosity within the sociopolitical sphere, and the ways religion has influenced culture creates a society defined by religious principles. In these contexts, the state and religion are deeply connected, and religious nationalism is able to easily thrive. This is one version of religious nationalism
This argument, from a secular nationalist perspective would state the sovereign is the nation-state, in which all values, and ideals are derived from. When regarding religious nationalism, there becomes two major authority figures - the nation, and the religious order, arguably legitimising the cause, creating a more structured narrative, and providing a higher form of morality to the movement. Religious nationalism occurring with religiously dominated environments is almost inevitable. The prevalence of religiosity within the sociopolitical sphere, and the ways religion has influenced culture creates a society defined by religious principles. In these contexts, the state and religion are deeply connected, and religious nationalism is able to easily thrive. This is one version of religious nationalism