The Political Roles of Religion
Editors
Ted Gerard Jelen; Clyde Wilcox
Document Type
Chapter
Publication Date
4-1-2002
Publication Title
Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective: The One, The Few, and The Many
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publisher Location
New York
First page number:
314
Last page number:
324
Abstract
In 2000, religion is resurgent across the globe. In many countries religion is a powerful source of political mobilization, and in some a potent social cleavage. In some religion reinforces the state, in others it provides the space for resistance. This book contains a series of detailed studies examining religion and politics in specific countries or regions. The cases include countries with one dominant religious tradition, and others with two or more competing traditions. They include Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Hinduism, Shinto, and Buddhism. They include states where religion and politics are closely linked, and others with at least a low wall of separation between church and state.
Disciplines
Political Science | Religion
Language
English
Repository Citation
Jelen, T. G.,
Wilcox, C.
(2002).
The Political Roles of Religion. In Ted Gerard Jelen; Clyde Wilcox,
Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective: The One, The Few, and The Many
314-324.
New York: Cambridge University Press.
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