Islam and Roman Catholicism as Transnational Political Phenomena: Notes for a Comparative Research Agenda

Religions

Ted G. Jelen¹ 

关键词: Islam;    Catholicism;    comparative politics;    church-state relations;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rel2040536

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we offer some preliminary insights into a comparison of Islam and Roman Catholicism as transnational or “transcivilizational” political phenomena. We note that both traditions are monotheistic, offer universalist theologies, and have played important political roles both historically and in contemporary national and international politics. The comparison provides some additional insights into the role of ‘the sacred’ in politics at various levels, and presents the possibility of an intermediate level of analysis in comparative politics.

【 授权许可】

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