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Religion in the Military Worldwide
Ron Hassner
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Description for Religion in the Military Worldwide
paperback. This volume is the first to offer a comparative analysis of religion in militaries worldwide. Editor(s): Hassner, Ron E. Num Pages: 254 pages, 10 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: HRA; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
How does religion affect the lives of professional soldiers? How does religion shape militaries, their organization, procedures, and performance? This volume is the first to address these questions by comparing religious symbols and practices in nine countries: Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Israel, Iran, India, the United States, and Turkey. The contributors explore how and why soldiers pray, the role of religious rituals prior to battle, the functions that chaplains perform, the effects of religion on recruitment and unit formation, and how militaries grapple with ensuing constitutional dilemmas.
How does religion affect the lives of professional soldiers? How does religion shape militaries, their organization, procedures, and performance? This volume is the first to address these questions by comparing religious symbols and practices in nine countries: Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Israel, Iran, India, the United States, and Turkey. The contributors explore how and why soldiers pray, the role of religious rituals prior to battle, the functions that chaplains perform, the effects of religion on recruitment and unit formation, and how militaries grapple with ensuing constitutional dilemmas.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107613645
SKU
V9781107613645
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99-28
About Ron Hassner
Ron E. Hassner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the co-director of Berkeley's Religion, Politics and Globalization Program and the founder and first chair of the International Studies Association's section on Religion and International Relations. His first book, War on Sacred Grounds (2009), examines the causes and characteristics ... Read more
Reviews for Religion in the Military Worldwide
'The purpose of Religion [in] the Military Worldwide is clear and important: to consider the role and effect of religion on military service from a broader perspective than has usually been the case. This goal entails a 'thick religion' approach to the study of religion and politics: considering theology, religious organization (hierarchy), symbol (iconography), and ceremony and belief (knowledge). The ... Read more