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Cook, Michael, (1940-)

Ancient religions, modern politics the Islamic case in comparative perspective /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Ancient religions, modern politics Michael Cook
Reminder of title:	the Islamic case in comparative perspective /
Author:	Cook, Michael,
Published:	Princeton :Princeton University Press,?2014
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 541 pages)
Subject:	Islam and politicsCongresses.
Online resource:	http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/PUPB0002217.html
ISBN:	9781400850273$q(electronic bk.)

Ancient religions, modern politics the Islamic case in comparative perspective /
Cook, Michael,1940-

Ancient religions, modern politics the Islamic case in comparative perspective /[electronic resource] :Michael Cook - Princeton :Princeton University Press,?2014 - 1 online resource (xx, 541 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index

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

"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 answer these questions by examining the roles of Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity in modern political life, placing special emphasis on the relevance--or irrelevance--of their heritages to today's social and political concerns. Michael Cook takes an in-depth, comparative look at political identity, social values, attitudes to warfare, views about the role of religion in various cultural domains, and conceptions of the polity. In all these fields he finds that the Islamic heritage offers richer resources for those engaged in current politics than either the Hindu or the Christian heritages

ISBN: 9781400850273$q(electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

760586
Islam and politics
--Congresses.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

298895
Electronic books

LC Class. No.: BP173.7 / .C665 2014eb

Dewey Class. No.: 297.2

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