Overview
Provides a thorough analysis of the history of religious politics with particular reference made to the relationship between Islamic faiths and the West
Focuses especially on twentieth century religious and political interactions
Explores the rise of the Radical Left in politics in relationship to modern religion
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Orthodox, Islamic, and Western Civilizations: Political Values
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The Struggle of Values and Political Identities in Modern Times
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About this book
The book reveals the nexus between religion and politics today and shows that we live in an interdependent world where one global civilization is emerging and where the world’s peoples are continuing to coalesce around a series of values that contain potent Western overtones. Both Putin’s Orthodox Russia and regions under the control of such Islamist groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda resent and attempt, in a largely languishing effort, to frustrate this series of values. The book explains the current tension between the West and Russia and parts of the Muslim world and sheds light on the causes of such crises as the Syrian Civil War, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and acts of terrorism such as 9/11 and the ISIS-inspired massacres in Paris. It shows that religion continues to affect global order and that knowledge of its effect on political identity and global governance should guide both government policy and scholarly analysis of contemporary history.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A History of Orthodox, Islamic, and Western Christian Political Values
Authors: Dennis J. Dunn
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32567-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-32566-8Published: 27 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81316-5Published: 14 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-32567-5Published: 13 September 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 257
Number of Illustrations: 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: World History, Global and Transnational History, History of Religion, Political History