The Palgrave Handbook of Religion and State Volume I

The Palgrave Handbook of Religion and State Volume I: Theoretical Perspective  deals with the relationship between Religion and its long history that has played out throughout time and across the globe. Countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe approach the subject of religion and the state in various ways. While the word religion to westerners usually brings Christianity to mind, in Japan it is Shintoism and Buddhism. Volume II offers chapters on the relationship of both Shinto