History of Nationalism

An idea of nationalism, followed by the formation of it’s various forms, was structured long before the era of nationalism. It’s roots trace back to Greeks and Jews. Nationalism’s revitalization in Europe coincides with the epoch of Renaissance and Reformation. Greek-Roman patriotism was literary revived and restored in the era of Renaissance. But this new occurrence did not have any all encompassing effect on masses by that time and it disappeared with the start of Europe’s retheologization, just after the beginning of Reformation and Counter-Reformation. We have to note, Reformation, and Calvinist form in particular, sparked the resurgence of Old Testament’s nationalism[1].
[1]Kohn H. Western and Eastern Nationalisms (pp.162-165). Nationalism Edited by John Hutchinson and Anthony D.Smith; Oxford-New York, Oxford University Press 1994.