Crossing the gods : world religions and wordly politics
From South America to the Middle East, India and beyond, author Demerath explores the diversity of religious responses to the social and political crises of the contemporary age.
Print Book, English, 2003
1st. pbk. print View all formats and editions
Rutgers university Press, Newbrunswick [etc.], 2003
284 p.; 24 cm.
9780813529240, 9780813532073, 0813529247, 0813532078
1025061011
Preface Introduction Part One Circling the Globe Religion in Oppression, Liberation, and Competition in Brazil and Guatemala Troubles and Changes in European Christendom: Poland, Northern Ireland, and Sweden Four Islamic Societies and Four Political Scenarios: Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan, and Indonesia Two Multireligious ``Mindfields'': Israel and India Tracking Buddha through Thailand, Japan, and China Part Two Coming Home Culture Wars and Religious Violence Religious Politics without a Religious State? Taking Exception to American Exceptionalism Appendix: A Multicomparativist on the Road Notes Index