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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783837603321

Titolo

Politics and religion in the modern world / / edited by George Moyser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1991

ISBN

1-134-97534-1

0-585-44896-5

1-280-07093-5

1-134-97535-X

0-203-40377-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoyserGeorge

Disciplina

291.1/77

Soggetti

Religion and politics - History - 20th century

Political science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables and figures; Notes on contributors; Preface; Politics and religion in the modern world: an overview; Politics and religion in Western Europe; Politics and religion in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union; The Islamic world: Egypt and Iran; Politics and religion in contemporary India; Politics and religion in Southern Africa; Politics and religion in Latin America; Politics and religion in Central America: a case study of El Salvador; Social change and political response: the silent religious cleavage in North America; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on the potent combination of politics and religion, this book is an authoritative analysis of the failure of secularisation in countries around the world.