TY - BOOK AU - Demy,Timothy J. AU - Shaw,Jeffrey M. ED - Gale (Firm) TI - Religion and contemporary politics: a global encyclopedia T2 - Gale eBooks SN - 9781440839337 AV - BL657 PY - 2019///.] CY - Santa Barbara PB - ABC-Clio KW - Religion and politics KW - Encyclopedias N1 - 2; volume 1. Global/Africa/Asia/Australia and Oceania/Central and South America --; volume 2. Europe/Middle East/North America; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://link.gale.com/apps/pub/86PR/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=columbiaiu ER -