Religion in the Military Worldwide

This volume is the first to offer a comparative analysis of religion in militaries worldwide.

List of contents

Introduction: 1. Religion in the military: challenges and opportunities Ron E. Hassner; Part I. Rituals, Beliefs, and Practices: 2. Japan Aaron Skabelund and Akito Ishikawa; 3. Canada Joanne Benham Rennick; 4. United Kingdom Victor Dobbin and Stephen Deakin; Part II. Religious Demographics in the Armed Forces: 5. Pakistan C. Christine Fair; 6. Israel Stuart A. Cohen; Part III. Religion and Military Operations: 7. Iran Mahsa Rouhi; 8. India Amit Ahuja; Part IV. Constitutional Challenges: 9. United States Martin L. Cook; 10. United States Pauletta Otis; 11. Turkey Ay¿egül Komsuölu and Gül Kurtölu E¿kisar; Conclusion: 12. Promising themes, future approaches Eric Patterson.

About the author

Ron E. Hassner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the co-director of Berkeley's Religion, Politics and Globalization Program and the founder and first chair of the International Studies Association's section on Religion and International Relations. His first book, War on Sacred Grounds (2009), examines the causes and characteristics of disputes over sacred places around the globe and analyzes the conditions under which these conflicts can be managed. He has also published on the topic of religion and conflict in International Security, Security Studies, Civil Wars, International Studies Quarterly, Terrorism and Political Violence, and others. He has contributed chapters on similar themes to several edited volumes.

Product details

• Authors: Ron E. Hassner, Ron E. (University of California Hassner
• Assisted by: Ron E Hassner (Editor), Ron E. Hassner (Editor), Ron E. (University of California Hassner (Editor), Hassner Ron E. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2013
• EAN: 9781107613645
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61364-5
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Religion: general, Politics & government, Comparative Politics, Military institutions