Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics (Routledge International Handbooks) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1032161485 ISBN 13: 9781032161488

Publisher: Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

This third edition of the successful Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics provides a definitive global survey of the interaction of religion and politics. From the United States to the Middle East, from Asia to Africa, and beyond, religion continues to be an important factor in political activity and organisation.

Featuring contributions from an international team of experts, this volume examines the political aspects of the world's major religions, including crucial contemporary issues such as religion and climate change, religion and migration, and religion and war. Each chapter has been updated to reflect the latest developments and thinking in the field, and the handbook also includes new chapters on topics such as religious freedom, religion and populism, proselytizing, humanism and politics, and religious soft power.

The four main themes addressed are:

• World religions and politics
• Religion and governance
• Religion and international relations
• Religion, security and development

References at the end of each chapter guide the reader towards the most up-to-date information on these key topics. This book is an indispensable source of information for students, academics, and the wider public interested in the dynamic relationship between politics and religion.

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About the Author

Jeffrey Haynes is Emeritus Professor of Politics at London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. His areas of expertise are religion and international relations, religion and politics, democracy and democratisation, development studies, and comparative politics and globalisation. He is the author or editor of more than 50 books. He received the International Studies Association Religion and International Relations Section’s Distinguished Scholar Award in 2016. He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Democratization, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Religion, and Series Editor of the book series Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032161485
• ISBN 13: 9781032161488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 14
• Editor: Haynes Jeffrey