Godless Crusade (eBook)

Religion, Populism and Right-Wing Identity Politics in the West

Tobias Cremer (Autor)

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2023
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-26211-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book postulates that the rise of right-wing populism in the West and its references to religion are less driven by a resurgence of religious fervour, than by the emergence of a new secular identity politics. Based on exclusive interviews with 116 populist leaders, key policy makers and faith leaders in the USA, Germany, and France, it shows how right-wing populists use Christianity as a cultural identity marker of the 'pure people' against external 'others' while often remaining disconnected from Christian values, beliefs, and institutions. However, right-wing populists' willingness and ability to employ religion in this way critically depends on the actions of mainstream party politicians and faith leaders. They can either legitimise right-wing populists' identitarian use of religion or challenge it, thereby cultivating 'religious immunity' against populist appeals. As the populist wave breaks across the West, a new debate about the role of religion in society has begun.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.3.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 1-009-26211-4 / 1009262114
• ISBN-13: 978-1-009-26211-8 / 9781009262118