Susanne H Rudolph, James Piscatori

Transnational Religion And Fading States

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the dilution of state sovereignty, this book examines how the crossing of state boundaries by religious movements leads to the formation of transnational civil society. It reveals the dual potential of religious movements as sources of peace and security as well as of violent conflict.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780813327686
• ISBN-10: 0813327687
• Artikelnr.: 20967167

Autorenporträt

Rudolph, Susanne H Piscatori, James

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: Religion, States, and Transnational Civil Society
Self
Organization: From Society and from Below
Trans
state Islam and Security
Muslim Missionaries and African States
Bridging the Gap Between Empowerment and Power in Latin America
Faces of Catholic Transnationalism: In and Beyond France
Hierarchy: From a Center and from Above
Globalizing Catholicism and the Return to a "Universal" Church
World Religions and National States: Competing Claims in East Asia
Religious Resource Networks: Roman Catholic Philanthropy in Central and East Europe
In Defense of Allah's Realm: Religion and Statecraft in Saudi Foreign Policy Strategy
Reflections
Dehomogenizing Religious Formations