Claiming society for God: religious movements and social welfare ; Egypt, Israel, Italy, and the United States
Contesting the state by bypassing it -- The Muslim brotherhood: building a state within a state in Egypt -- The Sephardi Torah guardians: penetrating the Israeli state to circumvent it -- Comunione e liberazione: laying the building blocks of a parallel Christian society in Italy -- The Salvation Ar...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Bloomington, Ind. [u.a.]
Indiana Univ. Press
c2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Reviews: | Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare (2014) (Sager, Rebecca)
Nancy Davis and Robert Robinson’s: Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare in Egypt, Israel, Italy, and the United States (2013) (Starks, Brian) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Muslimbruderschaft
/ Schas
/ Communione e liberazione
/ USA
/ Heilsarmee
/ Social engagement
/ State
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| Further subjects: | B
Religion and sociology
B Sociology B Religion |
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| Summary: | Contesting the state by bypassing it -- The Muslim brotherhood: building a state within a state in Egypt -- The Sephardi Torah guardians: penetrating the Israeli state to circumvent it -- Comunione e liberazione: laying the building blocks of a parallel Christian society in Italy -- The Salvation Army USA: doing good to hasten the second coming |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-201) and index |
| ISBN: | 0253002346 |