Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective (eBook, PDF)

The One, The Few, and The Many
Redaktion: Jelen, Ted Gerard

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Produktbeschreibung

Religion is resurgent across the globe. In many countries religion is a powerful source of political mobilization, and in some a potent social cleavage. In some religion reinforces the state, in others it provides the space for resistance. This book contains a series of detailed studies examining religion and politics in specific countries or regions. The cases include countries with one dominant religious tradition, and others with two or more competing traditions. They include Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Hinduism, Shinto and Buddhism. They include states where religion and politics are closely linked, and others with at least a low wall of separation between church and state. The cases are organized by the type of religious marketplace, but allow many other comparisons as well. We develop some generalizations from the cases, and hope that they will be a fertile source of theorizing for others.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316037621
• Artikelnr.: 44011403

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: the one and the many - religion and politics in
comparative perspective Ted G. Jelen and Clyde Wilcox; 2. The challenge of
pluralism: the Catholic church in democratic Poland Timothy A. Byrnes; 3.
Catholicism, politics, and culture in the Republic of Ireland Michele
Dillon; 4. Religion and politics in Iberia: clericalism, anticlericalism
and democratization in Portugal and Spain Paul Christopher Manuel; 5. The
religious dimension of Israeli political life Kenneth D. Wald; 6. Between
heaven and earth: the dilemma of the Islamic Republic of Iran Sussan
Siavoshi; 7. Islamism in contemporary Arab politics: lessons in
authoritarianism and democratization Mehran Tamadonfar; 8. Religion and
politics in a secular Europe: cutting against the grain J. Christopher
Soper and Joel Fetzer; 9. Religion and democracy in South America:
challenges and opportunities Anthony Gill; 10. Looking for hope in Central
America: the Pentecostal movement Anne Motley Hallum; 11. Religion and
politics in India: the emergence of Hindu Nationalism and the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) Sunil K. Sahu; 12. Religion and politics in Japan Maria
Toyoda and Aiji Tanaka; 13. Religion and politics in an open market:
religious mobilization in the United States Clyde Wilcox and Ted G. Jelen;
14. Conclusion: the political roles of religion Ted G. Jelen and Clyde
Wilcox.