03335oam 2200673I 450 991046200380332120200520144314.01-280-68277-997866136597121-136-71037-X0-203-81489-410.4324/9780203814895 (CKB)2670000000203626(EBL)716519(OCoLC)804664006(SSID)ssj0000681738(PQKBManifestationID)11449935(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681738(PQKBWorkID)10655219(PQKB)10204066(MiAaPQ)EBC716519(Au-PeEL)EBL716519(CaPaEBR)ebr10570365(CaONFJC)MIL365971(OCoLC)795125051(EXLCZ)99267000000020362620180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReligion and democracy a worldwide comparison /Carsten AnckarAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (210 p.)Routledge studies in religion and politicsDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-83023-0 0-415-55659-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Religion and Democracy; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; 1. The research design; Introduction; Defining and measuring religious dominance; Defining and measuring democracy; Controlling extraneous variance; Religious affiliation and democratic values; 2. Relating religion to democracy; Christianity; Judaism; Islam; Buddhism; Hinduism; Chinese folk religions; Ethnoreligions; Knitting the threads together; Secularism and religious constellations; 3. Macrolevel findings; Bivariate patterns; Multivariate patterns; Regional patterns; Conclusion4. Microlevel findings Introduction; Global patterns; Regional patterns; Conclusion; 5. Religion and democracy; What have we learnt?; How much do numbers tell us?; Appendix; Notes; References; IndexThis important new study empirically assesses the relationship between religion and democracy, looking at the global, regional and individual country picture. Using a wide range of quantitative data, Anckar tests the validity of Huntington's claim that democracy and religion are tightly connected, and that western Christianity is the only religion capable of supporting democratic institutions. Anckar evaluates both the broader assumptions that the introduction and the stability of a democratic form of government is dependent on the dominating religion in the country at the macro level and tRoutledge studies in religion and politics.DemocracyReligious aspectsComparative studiesReligion and politicsElectronic books.DemocracyReligious aspectsReligion and politics.201.72201/.72Anckar Carsten1969-,928946MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462003803321Religion and democracy2087766UNINA