Claiming society for God [[electronic resource] ] : religious movements and social welfare in Egypt, Israel, Italy, and the United States / / Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson

• Autore: Davis Nancy Jean <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.6
• Soggetto topico: Religion and social status; Religion and sociology
• Altri autori: RobinsonRobert V
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contesting the state by bypassing it -- The Muslim brotherhood: building a state within a state in Egypt -- The Sephardi Torah guardians: penetrating the Israeli state to circumvent it -- Comunione e liberazione: laying the building blocks of a parallel Christian society in Italy -- The Salvation Army USA: doing good to hasten the second coming.
• Sommario/riassunto: Claiming Society for God focuses on common strategies employed by religiously orthodox, fundamentalist movements around the world. Rather than employing terrorism, as much of post-9/11 thinking suggests, these movements use a patient, under-the-radar strategy of infiltrating and subtly transforming civil society. Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson tell the story of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Shas in Israel, Comunione e Liberazione in Italy, and the Salvation Army in the United States. They show how these movements build massive grassroots networks of religiously based social servic
• Titolo autorizzato: Claiming society for God
• ISBN: 1-280-59654-6; 9786613626370; 0-253-00714-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779154303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II