Holy Wars and Holy Alliance: The Return of Religion to the Global Political Stage

by Manlio Graziano

Religions are reemerging in the social, political, and economic spheres previously occupied and dominated by secular institutions and ideologies. In the wake of crises exposing the limits of secular modernity, religions have again become significant players in domestic and international politics. At the same time, the Catholic Church has sought a "holy alliance" among the world's faiths to recentralize devout influence, an important, albeit little-noticed,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231174624
• ISBN13: 9780231174626
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"