Scriptures, shrines, scapegoats, and world politics : religious sources of conflict and cooperation in the modern era /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan :
University of Michigan Press,
[2020]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | The effect of religious factors on politics has been a key issue since the end of the Cold War and the subsequent rise of religious terrorism. However, the systematic investigations of these topics have focused primarily on the effects of religion on domestic and international conflict. Scriptures, Shrines, Scapegoats, and World Politicsoffers a comprehensive evaluation of the role of religion in international relations, broadening the scope of investigation to such topics as the relationship between religion and cooperation, religion and conflict, and the relationship between religion and the quality of life. Religion is often manipulated by political elites to advance their principal goal of political survival. Zeev Maoz and Errol A. Henderson find that no specific religion is either consistently more bellicose or consistently more cooperative than other religions. However, religious similarity between states tends to reduce the propensity of conflict and increase the opportunity for security cooperation. The authors find a significant relationship between secularism and human security. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (440 pages) : illustrations, charts |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-418) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780472126439 0472126431 9780472901234 0472901230 |
| DOI: | 10.3998/mpub.11353856 |