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Dealing with the nexus of religion and power, this volume radically undermines the idea that the political relevance of religion is a thing of the past. It also includes essays that offer broad analyses of the nature of religion and power in their modes of emergence today and specific case studies from anthropology, sociology, and the arts.

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"An inspired guide for understanding the comeback of religion in a world that appeared to be secularizing. This seminal mix of texts on different parts of the world critically addresses both the often all too easy suppositions that made ever further secularization seem inevitable and the dangers of equally simplistic analysis of the revival of religion as an effect of changing power relations. The various authors show the way for increasingly sophisticated interpretations of the complex links between religion and power." -- -Peter Geschiere University of Amsterdam "Essays on power as a central aspect of religion, including its intersections with politics, art, and other realms; topics include Catholicism and secessionist warfare in Papua New Guinea." -The Chronicle of Higher Education

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      Publisher Fordham University Press
      Published 1 February 2010
      ISBN-13 9780823231577
      978-0823231577
      ISBN-10 0823231577
      Also in:
      Social and cultural anthropology Philosophy of religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Dealing with the nexus of religion and power, this volume radically undermines the idea that the political relevance of religion is a thing of the past. It also includes essays that offer broad analyses of the nature of religion and power in their modes of emergence today and specific case studies from anthropology, sociology, and the arts.

      Trade Review
      "An inspired guide for understanding the comeback of religion in a world that appeared to be secularizing. This seminal mix of texts on different parts of the world critically addresses both the often all too easy suppositions that made ever further secularization seem inevitable and the dangers of equally simplistic analysis of the revival of religion as an effect of changing power relations. The various authors show the way for increasingly sophisticated interpretations of the complex links between religion and power." -- -Peter Geschiere University of Amsterdam "Essays on power as a central aspect of religion, including its intersections with politics, art, and other realms; topics include Catholicism and secessionist warfare in Papua New Guinea." -The Chronicle of Higher Education

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