Religion and contemporary politics : a global encyclopedia / Timothy J. Demy and Jeffrey M. Shaw, editors. - 1 online resource (2 volumes) - Gale eBooks .

Includes bibliographies and index.

volume 1. Global/Africa/Asia/Australia and Oceania/Central and South America -- volume 2. Europe/Middle East/North America.

This title addresses how religion affects politics and politics affects religion in countries around the world, addressing trends rather than theory, with an emphasis on the post-2000s. Countries are presented alphabetically within region. Each region has a brief overview of the political-religious dynamics of the area so readers can compare and contrast the dynamics between and among countries in a region. The work also includes an introduction, sidebars, and a bibliography.



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Religion and politics--Encyclopedias.

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