Routledge handbook of religion and politics

This book examines the political aspects of all the world's major religions, including such crucial contemporary issues as religious fundamentalism, terrorism, the 'war on terror', the 'clash of civilizations', the Arab Spring, and science and religion. Each chapter has been updated to reflect the latest developments and thinking in the field, and new chapters such as ?Postsecularism and international relations? and ?Securitization and Secularization: The two pillars of state regulation of European Islam? have been added to ensure the book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource