The masks of the political god : religion and political parties in contemporary democracies /

With a breadth that cannot be found elsewhere, this book examines religion and political parties using case studies from a wide variety of geographic and cultural areas.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ozzano, Luca (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Hythe Quay, Colchester, United Kingdom : Rowman & Littlefield ; European Consortium for Political Research, [2020]
Subjects:	Religion and politics. Political parties. Religion and state. Democracy > Religious aspects. Religion and politics > Case studies. Political parties > Case studies. Religion and state > Case studies. Democracy > Religious aspects > Case studies.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Religion, democracy and political parties
Cleavages, religion and parties
A typology of religiously oriented parties
India between state secularism and communal hatred
Jewish or secular state? : the Israeli conundrum
Italy from Christian democracy to populism
Islam, secularism and democratization in Turkey
The changing role of religion in the US
The MENA region, Islam and democracy : the case of Tunisia
Conclusion : the masks of the political god.