Religion and Politics in a Global Society

Comparative Perspectives from the Portuguese-Speaking World

Paul Christopher Manuel, Alynna Lyon, Clyde Wilcox

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9780739176818
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Diplomacy & Treaties
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Religion and Politics in a Global Society: Comparative Perspectives from the Portuguese-Speaking World, edited by Paul Christopher Manuel, Alynna Lyon, and Clyde Wilcox, explores the legacy of the Portuguese colonial experience, with careful consideration of the lasting impression that this experience has had on the cultural, religious, and political dynamics in the former colonies. Applying the insights derived from three theoretical schools (religious society, political institutions, and cultural toolkit), this volume brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines, offering in-depth case studies on Angola, Brazil, East Timor, Goa, Mozambique, and Portugal—societies connected by a shared colonial past and common cultural and sociolinguistic characteristics. Each chapter examines questions on how faith and culture interrelate, and how the various national experiences might resonate with one another. This volume provides a deeper understanding of the Lusophone global society, as well as the larger field of religion and politics.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Theoretical, Historical, and Cultural Issues
• Societies Dominated by a Single Religious Tradition
• Competing Religious Societies, with a Formerly Dominant Church
• Societies with Marked Religious Diversity, without a Dominant Church
• Conclusion: Between Land and Sea: Portugal’s Two Nationalisms in the Twenty-First Century
• Appendix 1: Map of the Lusophone Global Society
• Appendix 2: Religious Composition of Countries in the Case Studies (in percentages)
• Appendix 3: Contemporary Lusophone Countries
• Appendix 4: Portuguese-Influenced Areas
• Appendix 5: List of Meetings of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, or CPLP)
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors