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Ancient Religions, Modern Politics : The Islamic Case in Comparative Perspective /

"Why does Islam play a larger role in contemporary politics than other religions? Is there something about the Islamic heritage that makes Muslims more likely than adherents of other faiths to invoke it in their political life? If so, what is it? Ancient Religions, Modern Politics seeks to answ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cook, Michael, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Identity
  • Islam and identity
  • Hinduism and identity
  • Catholicism and identity in Latin America
  • Part 2. Values
  • Society
  • Warfare
  • Divine jealousy
  • Polity
  • Part 3. Fundamentalism
  • Islam and fundamentalism
  • Hinduism and fundamentalism
  • Latin American Catholicism and fundamentalism.