religious movements and social welfare : Egypt, Israel, Italy and the United States Davis, Nancy J. creator Robinson, Robert V. text Electronic books. inu Bloomington, IN Indiana University Press 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (234 p.) Claiming Society for God focuses on common strategies employed by religiously orthodox, fundamentalist movements around the world. Rather than employing terrorism, as much of post-9/11 thinking suggests, these movements use a patient, under-the-radar strategy of infiltrating and subtly transforming civil society. Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson tell the story of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Shas in Israel, Comunione e Liberazione in Italy, and the Salvation Army in the United States. They show how these movements build massive grassroots networks of religiously based social service a. Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; 1. CONTESTING THE STATE BY BYPASSING IT; 2. THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: Building a State within a State in Egypt; 3. THE SEPHARDI TORAH GUARDIANS: Penetrating the Israeli State to Circumvent It; 4. COMUNIONE E LIBERAZIONE: Laying the Building Blocks of a Parallel Christian Society in Italy; 5. THE SALVATION ARMY USA: Doing Good to Hasten the Second Coming; CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson. Description based upon print version of record. Religion and sociology Social Science Religion SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies Religion and sociology BL60 .D298 2012 305.6 Davis, Nancy J. J. Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press,c2012 9780253007148 (electronic bk.) 0253007143 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=816876 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=458418 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=816876 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=458418 EBLCP 120604 20200709055534.0 ocn794663273