Islam and Roman Catholicism as Transnational Political Phenomena: Notes for a Comparative Research Agenda

Authors

Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Mehran Tamadonfar, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-30-2011

Publication Title

Religions

Volume

2

Issue

4

First page number:

536

Last page number:

548

Abstract

In this paper, we offer some preliminary insights into a comparison of Islam and Roman Catholicism as transnational or “transcivilizational” political phenomena. We note that both traditions are monotheistic, offer universalist theologies, and have played important political roles both historically and in contemporary national and international politics. The comparison provides some additional insights into the role of „the sacred‟ in politics at various levels, and presents the possibility of an intermediate level of analysis in comparative politics.

Keywords

Catholicism; Church and state; Church-state relations; Comparative politics; Islam; Political science--Comparative method

Disciplines

Catholic Studies | Comparative Politics | Political Science | Religion

Language

English

Repository Citation

Jelen, T. G., Tamadonfar, M. (2011). Islam and Roman Catholicism as Transnational Political Phenomena: Notes for a Comparative Research Agenda. Religions, 2(4), 536-548.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel2040536