Table of contents for Crossing the gods : world religions and wordly politics by N.J. Demerath III

Introduction 1

Part One: Circling the Globe

1 Religion in Oppression, Liberation, and Competition in Brazil and Guatemala

2 Troubles and Changes in European Christendom: Poland, Northern Ireland, and Sweden

3 Four Islamic Societies and Four Political Scenarios: Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan, and Indonesia1

4 Two Multireligious “Mindfields”: Israel and India

5 Tracking Buddha through Thailand, Japan, and China

Part Two: Coming Home

6 Culture Wars and Religious Violence

7 Religious Politics without a Religious State?

8 Taking Exception to American Exceptionalism

Appendix: A Multicomparativist on the Road

Notes

Index