Religious Politics in Global and Comparative Perspective

by William H. Swatos Jr.

Current social and political theories, which tend to dismiss religious resurgence as a deviant occurrence in the broad sweep of history, do not provide an adequate framework for the study of the dramatic resurgence of religion as a worldwide political force. This book is the first to address the interplay of religion and politics systematically and on a global scale. Offering interpretive essays as well as quantitative comparative analyses, it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313263922
• ISBN13: 9780313263927
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"