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Prayer and Politics (Paperback)
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Prayer is an important religious practice that is rarely studied
from the perspective of politics - and yet it should be. Though
some forms of Protestantism teach that prayer should be individual
and private, this is an exception rather than a rule. In many other
religions and cultures, the regulation of collective and public
prayer cannot be separated from the complex world of politics.
Where is prayer allowed, and where not? Who can participate, and
who can't? How should you pray - and how shouldn't you? Prayer is
subject to a host of both written and unwritten political rules.
From the Pentecostal religious battle - where prayer is both sword
and shield against the Satanic Other - to the relations between
Islam and Christianity, prayer as spiritual warfare can be found
cross-culturally and across the world. This book brings together
case studies of the political salience of prayer in Nigeria,
France, India, Russia, and the United States. It deals with
Christian, Muslim, and Hindu practices. In a world where religious
tensions are ever-present, it reminds us of the intensely political
nature of prayer. This book was originally published as a special
issue of the Journal of Religious and Political Practice.
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