Religion and Contemporary Politics: A Global Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
by20190930
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 1040 |
Topics | Algeria;American Civil Religion;Australia;Christianity in Africa;Cuba;Falun Gong;Islam in Europe;Mandela, Nelson;Moro Islamic Liberation Front;Political Theology;Pope Francis;Religious Freedom;Rohingya;Secularism;South Korea;Religion: Politics |
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Timothy j. Demy and Jeffrey M. Shaw. Religion and Contemporary Politics: A Global Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2019. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440839337.
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Timothy j. Demy and Jeffrey M. Shaw. Religion and Contemporary Politics: A Global Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2019. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440839337
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Timothy j. Demy and Jeffrey M. Shaw. (2019). Religion and Contemporary Politics: A Global Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440839337
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With respect to the countries of the world, this work addresses two basic questions: "How does religion affect politics in this country?" and "How does politics affect religion in this country?"
• Covers major geographic regions such as Africa and South America and provides alphabetically arranged entries on topics related to religion and contemporary politics in particular countries• Cites works for further reading
• Features essays within each section that compare and contrast the dynamics of religion and politics among the countries within that region
• Contains sidebars that highlight key points and present interesting information
• Provides a bibliography of the most important broad works on contemporary religion and politics in the modern world
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Table of Contents
Religion and Contemporary Politics: A Global Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
Author(s): Timothy j. Demy and Jeffrey M. ShawContributors: Demy, Timothy; Shaw, Jeffrey;Abstract:With respect to the countries of the world, this work addresses two basic questions: "How does religion affect politics in this country?" and "How does politics affect religion in this country?"
• Covers major geographic regions such as Africa and South America and provides alphabetically arranged entries on topics related to religion and contemporary politics in particular countries• Cites works for further reading
• Features essays within each section that compare and contrast the dynamics of religion and politics among the countries within that region
• Contains sidebars that highlight key points and present interesting information
• Provides a bibliography of the most important broad works on contemporary religion and politics in the modern world
Editor(s): Demy, Timothy; Shaw, Jeffrey;SortTitle: religion and contemporary politics: a global encyclopedia [2 volumes]Author Info:Timothy J. Demy Ph.D.editorJeffrey M. Shaw Ph.D.editoreISBN-13: 9781440839337Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440839337.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440839320Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 1040Publication Date: 20190930Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title Page 34
- Copyright 45
- Contents 56
- Preface 1920
- Introduction 2122
- Volume 1: 56
- Global 2728
- Introduction 2728
- Timeline—Global since 2000 2829
- Anti-Semitism 2930
- Global Terrorism 3132
- Human Rights 3435
- Political Theology 3940
- Property 4142
- Religious Freedom 4445
- Religious Nationalism 4849
- Religious Persecution 5253
- Speech and Conscience 5758
- State Churches 6162
- Statist Utopianism 6566
- Terrorism Trends 6869
- United Nations and Religion 7273
- Women and Religious Freedom 7576
- Africa 7778
- Introduction 7778
- Timeline—Africa since 2000 7879
- African Indigenous Faith Traditions 8081
- African National Congress (ANC) 8485
- Algeria 8687
- Al-Shabaab 8889
- Angola 9192
- Apartheid 9394
- Arab Spring (2010–2012) 9899
- Benin 101102
- Boko Haram 102103
- Botswana 106107
- Bouazizi, Mohamed (1984–2011) 108109
- Burundi 109110
- Cameroon 111112
- Central African Republic 114115
- Chad 116117
- Christian-Muslim Conflict in Africa 118119
- Christianity in Africa 124125
- Congo, Democratic Republic of (DRC) 128129
- Congo, Republic of 131132
- Djibouti 132133
- Ennahda Movement 135136
- Equatorial Guinea 137138
- Eritrea 139140
- Ethiopia 142143
- Gabon 144145
- Gambia 146147
- Ghana 147148
- Guinea 151152
- Guinea-Bissau 152153
- Islam in Africa 154155
- Ivory Coast 157158
- Kenya 160161
- Kony, Joseph (1961–) 165166
- Liberia 167168
- Libya 169170
- Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) 171172
- Madagascar 174175
- Malawi 176177
- Mali 178179
- Mandela, Nelson (1918–2013) 182183
- Mau Mau Rebellion (1952–1960) 185186
- Mauritania 187188
- Morocco 190191
- Mozambique 192193
- Namibia 194195
- Niger 195196
- Nigeria 197198
- Rwanda 201202
- Senegal 202203
- Sharia Law 204205
- Sierra Leone 206207
- Somalia 207208
- South Africa 210211
- South Sudan 213214
- Sudan 215216
- Tanzania 221222
- Togo 223224
- Tunisia 224225
- Tutu, Desmond (1931–) 227228
- Uganda 229230
- Western Sahara 231232
- Xhosa 233234
- Zambia 234235
- Zanzibar 236237
- Zimbabwe 238239
- Zuma, Jacob (1942–) 240241
- Asia 243244
- Introduction 243244
- Timeline—Asia since 2000 244245
- Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) 246247
- Afghanistan 249250
- Armenia 252253
- Aum Shinrikyo 254255
- Azerbaijan 255256
- Bangladesh 258259
- Bharatiya Jana Sangh 260261
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 262263
- Bhutan 264265
- Brunei 266267
- Buddhism and War 269270
- Buddhist Nationalism 273274
- Cambodia 275276
- Caodaism 278279
- China 280281
- China, Church-State Tensions in 284285
- Confucianism 288289
- Dalai Lama XIV (1935–) 290291
- Daoism 293294
- Daoism and War 295296
- Falun Gong 298299
- Gandhi, Mohandas (1869–1948) 300301
- Hindu Nationalism 304305
- Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) 305306
- Hinduism 308309
- Hinduism and War 309310
- Hui 313314
- India 315316
- India, Hindu-Muslim Conflict in 319320
- Indonesia 322323
- Japan 326327
- Jemaah Islamiyah 330331
- Kashmir 331332
- Kazakhstan 332333
- Komeito 335336
- Kyrgyzstan 337338
- Laos 340341
- Malaysia 341342
- Maluku Sectarian Conflict (Indonesia) 344345
- Mongolia 346347
- Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) 347348
- Mujahideen 350351
- Myanmar 352353
- Nepal 354355
- Nhat Hanh, Thich (1926–) 357358
- North Korea 360361
- Pakistan 361362
- Philippines 366367
- Pol Pot (1925–1998) 368369
- Religious Freedom in Asia 371372
- Rohingya 373374
- Saffron Revolution 374375
- Shinto 376377
- Sikhism 379380
- Sikhism and War 381382
- Singapore 385386
- Soka Gakkai 387388
- South Korea 391392
- Sri Lanka 392393
- Taiwan 396397
- Tajikistan 398399
- Taliban 400401
- Thailand 402403
- Tibet 404405
- Tibet, Chinese Occupation of 408409
- Turkmenistan 410411
- Uyghurs 414415
- Uzbekistan 416417
- Vietnam 419420
- Zia-ul-Haq, Muhammad (1924–1988) 421422
- Australia and Oceania 423424
- Central and South America 437438
- Introduction 437438
- Timeline—Central and South America since 2000 438439
- Afro-Caribbean Religions 440441
- Argentina 442443
- Belize 445446
- Bolivia 447448
- Brazil 449450
- Cardenal, Ernesto (1925–) 451452
- Chile 453454
- Colombia 455456
- Costa Rica 457458
- Cuba 460461
- Dominican Republic 462463
- Ecuador 465466
- El Salvador 468469
- Evangelicals and Pentecostals in Central and South America 471472
- French Guiana 474475
- Guatemala 475476
- Guyana 479480
- Haiti 480481
- Honduras 483484
- Jamaica 486487
- Latin American Episcopal Council (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano—CELAM) 488489
- Liberation Theology 490491
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