When is religion "the opiate of the people"-and when is
it a catalyst for revolt? What role does charismatic leader-
ship play? And how does organizational structure affect
the process?
Through seventeen case studies that cover a vast range
of traditions and cultures, Lewy brings challenging new
insights to the complex relationship between politics and
religion.
" Lewy's study relates religion to revolution as Max
Weber related religion to the rise of capitalism ... [it] will
be read and discussed by scholars for many years."
-Myron Weiner, Mass. Institute ofTechnology $17.50
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