Faith and polity : essays on religion and politics
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Faith and polity : essays on religion and politics
（CentREPOL-VU studies, 1）
VU University Press, 1992
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This collection of essays, based on detailed historical research and ethnological fieldwork, explores the multivarious interdependency of political and religious processes. Topics covered include: the Protestant ethic and the spirit of feminism; and prayer, petition and political power.
Table of Contents
- Between pilgrims' prayer and devils' power
- women in a Bosnian devotion centre
- African independent churches and the state in Botswana
- Power, prayer, and colonial pacification: The Roman Catholic mission in 19th century Surinam
- Pilgrimage, politics and ethnicity
- Thinking aloud. A Maroni river Carib Shaman considers a patient
- Malta's relations with the Holy See in colonial and post-colonial times
- The protestant ethic and the spirit of femisism
- The integration of 'pagan' ideas into the conceptual universe of ewe Christians in Southeastna
- Prayer, petition and political power
- Purity and power in Buddhist Sri Lanka
- Religious regimes in Inca Peru
- Guerilla diplomacy in Surinam: Groping for tradition
- Islamic resurrection in North Africa: Backgrounds and variations
- A holy priest and his friends: a devotional movement in contemporary Portugal
- Design and hegemony: The power of structures.
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