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Religion in Processes of Liberalization, Consolidation and Nation Building. The Case of South Africa

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Unfriedliche Religionen?

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The extent to which religion influences political processes is an important question. Equally tantalizing however, and inextricably linked, is the possibility that such debates on contemporary history may be to a certain extent shaped by the context in which they occur. Therefore, instead of offering a single strand of analysis, this essay will take as its point of departure the development of theory in South Africa during the eighties and nineties.

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Mitchell, G. (2005). Religion in Processes of Liberalization, Consolidation and Nation Building. The Case of South Africa. In: Hildebrandt, M., Brocker, M. (eds) Unfriedliche Religionen?. Politik und Religion. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-80796-0_15

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