Between Terror and Tolerance - Religious Leaders, Conflict, and Peacemaking

Informationen zum Autor Timothy D. Sisk is a professor of international and comparative politics and director of the Center for Sustainable Development and International Peace at the Joseph Korbel School of International Studies! University of Denver. He is the author or editor of several books including International Mediation in Civil Wars: Bargaining with Bullets. Klappentext Civil war and conflict within countries is the most prevalent threat to peace and security in the opening decades of the twenty-first century. This title examines the varied roles of religious leaders in societies divided by ethnic! racial! or religious conflict. Zusammenfassung Civil war and conflict within countries is the most prevalent threat to peace and security in the opening decades of the twenty-first century. This title examines the varied roles of religious leaders in societies divided by ethnic! racial! or religious conflict. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Religious Leaders! Conflict! and Peacemaking Timothy D. Sisk1. Religion! Nationalism! and Intolerance David Little 2. Religious Leaders! Sectarianism! and the Sunni-Shia Divide in Islam Nader Hashemi3. Between Intolerance and Coexistence: The Vatican! Maronites! and the War in Lebanon George Emile Irani4. Globalization! Religion! and Nationalism in Israel and Palestine Micheline Ishay5. Egypt and the Legacy of Sectarianism Scott W. Hibbard 6. Religion! War! and Peacemaking in Sudan: Shari'a! Identity Politics! and Human Rights Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban 7. Nigeria's Religious Leaders in an Age of Radicalism and Neoliberalism Rosalind I. J. Hackett 8. Just Enough to Hate--Not Enough to Love: Religious Leaders in Northern Ireland Mari Fitzduff9. Religion! War! and Peace in Tajikistan Karina Korostelina 10. The Spoiler and the Reconciler: Buddhism and the Peace Process in Sri Lanka Susan Hayward11. Piety and Politics: Religious Leadership and the Conflict in Kashmir Sumit Ganguly and Praveen SwamiConclusion: From Terror to Tolerance to Coexistence in Deeply Divided Societies Timothy D. SiskList of ContributorsIndex ...

Product details

• Authors: Timothy D. Sisk, Timothy D. (EDT) Sisk
• Assisted by: Timothy D. Sisk (Editor)
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.11.2011
• EAN: 9781589017825
• ISBN: 978-1-58901-782-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Between Terror and Tolerance; Between Terror and Tolerance
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations, Religious institutions and organizations, Armed Conflict, Religious institutions & organizations, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General