Claiming society for God : religious movements and social welfare, Egypt, Israel, Italy, and the United States / Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Nancy Jean, 1950-
Other Authors: Robinson, Robert V.
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:
Religion and sociology.
Physical Description:xvi, 214 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.