| Religion and Authoritarianism Contributor(s): Koesel, Karrie J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107037069 ISBN-13: 9781107037069 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $98.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Dewey: 322.109 |
| LCCN: 2013024283 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 242 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a rare window into the micropolitics of contemporary authoritarian rule through a comparison of religious-state relations in Russia and China two countries with long histories of religious repression, and even longer experiences with authoritarian politics. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in multiple sites in these countries, this book explores what religious and political authority want from one another, how they negotiate the terms of their relationship, and how cooperative or conflicting their interactions are. This comparison reveals that while tensions exist between the two sides, there is also ample room for mutually beneficial interaction. Religious communities and their authoritarian overseers are cooperating around the core issue of politics namely, the struggle for money, power, and prestige and becoming unexpected allies in the process." |
Contributor Bio(s): Koesel, Karrie J.: - Karrie J. Koesel is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon, where she specializes in the study of contemporary Chinese and Russian politics, authoritarianism, and religion and politics. Her work has appeared in Perspectives on Politics, The China Quarterly and Post-Soviet Affairs. Koesel's research has been supported by grants from The John Templeton Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Fulbright program, the International Research and Exchanges Board, the Einaudi Center and East Asia Program at Cornell University, and the University of Oregon. In 2010 she was the recipient of the APSA Aaron Wildavsky Award for the best dissertation in religion and politics. |
