Abstract: <span class="hps"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt;">The term <em>collective identity</em> denotes a theoretical</span></span><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'; font-size: 12pt;">pattern of interpretation of social groups. More specifically, it denotes the awareness of the members of a group that they are linked together in a complex environment of common beliefs and values. During the Nicaean period, a distinct collective identity can be...
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