Religion and human security : a global perspective

Lombardi, Clark B. (Added Author). Wellman, James K. (Added Author).

Summary: This volume of essays explores the long-unstudied relationship between religion and human security throughout the world. The essays show that religion can have positive as well as negative effects on human wellbeing.

Record details

ISBN: 9780199827756
ISBN: 9780199827732
ISBN: 0199827753
ISBN: 0199827737
ISBN: 9780199950553
ISBN: 9780199827749
ISBN: 0199950555
ISBN: 0199827745
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 332 pages) : illustrations
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : religion and human security : an understudied relationship / Clark B. Lombardi, James K. Wellman, Jr. -- The dance of desire in religion and human security / James K. Wellman, Jr. -- The Janus-faced relation of religious actors and human security : Islamic and secular values in Turkey / Murat Somer -- The role of human security in the contest between the Egyptian government and the Muslim Brotherhood, 1980-2010 / Charles McDaniel -- Popular Muslim attitudes towards violent Islamic groups : the case of Pakistan / C. Christine Fair, Clarke Lombardi -- Networking through religion : the case of Malerkotla / Karenjot Bhangoo Randhawa -- Indian Muslim leadership : predicaments and possibilities for human security / Rowena Robinson -- "A little with God is a lot" : popular religion and human security in the land of the Brazailian colonels / Jonathan Warren -- Interrogating human security and religion in Guatemala / C. Mathews Samson -- Striking a balance : Christianity and the challenges of long-term human security in Zimbabwe / Gladys Ganiel -- Beyond basic human security : the role of religious institutions in Angola / James Tiburcio -- In violence and in peace : the role of religion and human security in Northern Ireland / Emily Morrison Griffin -- Eastern Christianity and human security in postwar Europe / Lucian N. Leustean -- Washed by a deluge : the religious struggle for human security in Algeria and Poland / Sayres S. Rudy -- The Soka Gakkai and human security / Daniel A. M�etraux -- Postscript : lessons for policymakers about religion and human security / Jamkes K. Wellman Jr., Clarke B. Lombardi.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.