Weltmacht Religion (German Edition) - Softcover

Andresen, Karin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3421042918 ISBN 13: 9783421042910

Publisher: DVA, 2007

Synopsis

A comprehensive overview of the world’s religions, their roles in society, and their influence on the politics of our time Millions of people make a pilgrimage to Rome to pray at the casket of the deceased pope. Caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper result in an uproar in the Islamic world. Christian fundamentalists in America ban Darwin’s theory of evolution from the schools. The belief in a higher power has by no means disappeared from our world otherwise so molded by science and technology. In many regions, religion is the reason or the excuse for violent clashes. “Religion as a World Power” describes the new developments and the growing influence of the great religions on culture, politics and society. “Spiegel” magazine correspondents and reporters have done investigative research in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, and now provide us with a comprehensive compendium of the revival of the religious – as well as the answer to the question: what does someone believe in who doesn’t believe? Press “A good overview of the major and minor religions of the world – of their cooperation and their conflicts, and of their influence on politics and society.” Das Parlament “Whoever would like to be informed by a solid, comprehensive, and problem-oriented book would be well served with this one.” Echo Author Karen Andresen, born in 1945, has been an editor for “Spiegel” since 1989 – up until 2003 for the politics section, and then for the special themes section. She is the author of many articles on history, such as in the DVA books “The Present of the Past”, “The First World War” and “The Second World War”. Stephan Burgdorff, born in 1944, has been an editor for “Spiegel” since 1974 and has been head of the special themes section for some years. He is the co-editor of many Spiegel/DVA books, including “The Flight: The Expulsion of the Germans from the East” and “The First World War: The Primal Catastrophe of the Twentieth Century”.

About this edition

• Publisher: DVA
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 3421042918
• ISBN 13: 9783421042910
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296