Religion and politics in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa / / edited by Jeffrey Haynes

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 201.72; 201.7209
• Soggetto topico: Religion and politics - Europe; Religion and politics - Middle East; Religion and politics - Africa, North
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Politics and government; Middle East Politics and government; Africa, North Politics and government
• Altri autori: HaynesJeffrey
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Series editor's preface; 1 Religion and politics in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa; Part I: Citizenship; 2 Church, state and the politics of citizenship: A comparative study of 19 Western democracies; 3 The Orthodox Church and Greek-Turkish relations: Religion as source of rivalry or conciliation?; Part II: Secularisation; 4 Religion and secularism in Israel: Between politics and sub-politics; 5 Between mediation and commitment: The Catholic Church and the Basque conflict ; 6 E unum pluribus: The role of religion in the project of European integrationPart III: Democracy; 7 Political Islam and Islamic capital: The case of Turkey; 8 The Jamiat al-Adl wal-Ihsan: Religion, political opposition and stalled democratisation in Morocco; 9 The church in opposition: Religious actors, lobbying and Catholic voters in Italy; 10 Morality politics in a Catholic democracy: A hard road towards liberalisation of gay rights in Poland; Conclusion; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In the early twenty-first century, it is now clear that religion is increasingly influential in the political realm in ways which call into question the principles and practices of secularism. The Iranian revolution of 1978-9 marked the decisive 'reappearance' of political religion in global politics, highlighting a major development which is the subject of this edited volume. Addressing a highly salient and timely topic, this book examines the consequences of political interactions involving the state and religious actors in Christian, Muslim and Judaist contexts. Building on
• Titolo autorizzato: Religion and politics in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa
• ISBN: 1-135-26209-8; 1-135-26210-1; 1-282-37743-4; 9786612377433; 0-203-86948-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826980503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science.