Questioning the Secular State: The Worldwide Resurgence of Religion in Politics
- ISBN-10
- 1850652414
- ISBN-13
- 9781850652410
- Category
- Religion and politics
- Pages
- 444
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
- Author
- David Westerlund
Description
Should the state be secular or religious. Here the author seeks to determine the extent of the role of religion in political life.
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- 1996
- 428 pages
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- Palgrave Macmillan
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