Religion and politics in the developing world
Subtitle: explosive interactions
By: edited by Rolin G. Mainuddin.
Contributors: Mainuddin, Rolin G.
Series: Contemporary perspectives on developing societies
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Aldershot, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Religion and politics -- Developing countries.; Developing countries -- Religion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 Nicaragua: Liberation Theology as a Force for Democratic Change; title: Debra Sabia; title: 2 Mexico: Christianity and the Struggle for Collective Identity; title: Michele Zebich-Knos; title: 3 Haiti: Voodoo, Christianity, and Politics; title: Robert Lawless; title: 4 Malawi: A Historical Study of Religion, Political Leadership, and State Power; title: Sylvia M. Jacobs; title: 5 Israel: Synagogue, the State, and Politics; title: Bernard Reich and Gershon R Kieval; title: 6 Algeria: Islamic Secularism and Political Islam; title: Yahia H. Zoubir; title: 7 Palestine: HAMAS and Religious Extremism; title: Frank J Trapp; title: 8 Chechnya: Islam and Political Insurrection; title: Alynna J Lyon; title: 9 Bangladesh: Muslim Identity, Secularism, and the Politics of Nationalism; title: Mohammad Rashiduzzaman; title: Conclusion; title: Index.