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Why Politics Can´t Be Freed From Religion
Ivan Strenski
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Description for Why Politics Can´t Be Freed From Religion
Paperback. Why Politics Can't be Freed From Religion is an original, erudite, and timely new book from Ivan Strenski. Itinterrogates the central ideas and contexts behind religion, politics, and power, proposing an alternative way in which we should think about these issues in the twenty-first century. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
Why Politics Can't be Freed From Religion is an original, erudite, and timely new book from Ivan Strenski. Itinterrogates the central ideas and contexts behind religion, politics, and power, proposing an alternative way in which we should think about these issues in the twenty-first century.
Why Politics Can't be Freed From Religion is an original, erudite, and timely new book from Ivan Strenski. Itinterrogates the central ideas and contexts behind religion, politics, and power, proposing an alternative way in which we should think about these issues in the twenty-first century.
- A timely and highly original contribution to debates about religion, politics and power – and how historic and social influences have prejudiced our understanding of these concepts
- Proposes a new theoretical framework to think about what these ideas and institutions mean in today&'s society
- Applies this new perspective to a variety of real-world issues, including insights ... Read more
- Includes radical critiques of the religious and political perspectives of thinkers such as Talal Asad and Michel Foucault
- Dislodges our conventional thinking about politics and religion, and in doing so, helps make sense of the complexities of our twenty-first century world
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405176484
SKU
V9781405176484
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About Ivan Strenski
Ivan Strenski is Holstein Family and Community Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of numerous books, including: Contesting Sacrifice: Religion, Nationalism and Social Thought (2002); Theology and the First Theory of Sacrifice (2003); The New Durkheim: Essays on Philosophy, Religious Identity and the Politics of Knowledge (2006); Thinking About Religion: An ... Read more
Reviews for Why Politics Can´t Be Freed From Religion
“Overall the book is an excellent contribution.” (Political Studies Review, 1 January 2013) “But as a powerful myth-buster of some of the great fallacies about religion and politics, or even as a primer in the study of religion for undergraduates, it works very well and would serve to provoke lively debate.” (Modern Believing, 1 April 2012) ... Read more