Religion and human security : a global perspective /

This volume of essays explores the long-unstudied relationship between religion and human security throughout the world. The essays show that religion can have positive as well as negative effects on human wellbeing.

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Introduction : religion and human security : an understudied relationship /
The dance of desire in religion and human security /
The Janus-faced relation of religious actors and human security : Islamic and secular values in Turkey /
The role of human security in the contest between the Egyptian government and the Muslim Brotherhood, 1980-2010 /
Popular Muslim attitudes towards violent Islamic groups : the case of Pakistan /
Networking through religion : the case of Malerkotla /
Indian Muslim leadership : predicaments and possibilities for human security /
"A little with God is a lot" : popular religion and human security in the land of the Brazailian colonels /
Interrogating human security and religion in Guatemala /
Striking a balance : Christianity and the challenges of long-term human security in Zimbabwe /
Beyond basic human security : the role of religious institutions in Angola /
In violence and in peace : the role of religion and human security in Northern Ireland /
Eastern Christianity and human security in postwar Europe /
Washed by a deluge : the religious struggle for human security in Algeria and Poland /
The Soka Gakkai and human security /
Postscript : lessons for policymakers about religion and human security /
Hauptverfasser:
Wellman, James K., Lombardi, Clark B.
Weitere Verfasser:
Wellman, James K., Jr
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Zusammenfassung:
This volume of essays explores the long-unstudied relationship between religion and human security throughout the world. The essays show that religion can have positive as well as negative effects on human wellbeing.
Umfang:
1 online resource (345 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-982775-3
0-19-982774-5
Schlagworte:
Security, International > Religious aspects.
Religion and international relations.
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