Comparative religion and politics

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Comparative Religion and Politics

The act of worshipping a supreme or spiritual being is known as religion . Religion is connected with instilling essential moral character in a person 's life as well as generating a peaceful environment for human existence . Apart from this , religion also plays an important role in the governance of a nation . There has been a dramatic global rebirth of religious movements with the majority being fundamentalist movements in the recent decades . This has caught many people by surprise because

they expected a continuous global trend toward the secularization and privatization of religion . Contrary to the practice of many Western nations , it is deceptive to treat religion as a separate entity from other aspects of society and politics (Juergensmeyer 2003

Though many religious movements in existence today may appear like secular movements on the surface , they however demonstrate obvious religious characteristics . In the study of comparative politics the difference between religion and politics offers an important focus . The task of comparative political analysis is enhanced by certain religious traditions which may be the source of cross-national identity and identification . Most importantly , religion can either serve the public purpose of being the cause of social cohesion and public legitimacy or the source of regime opposition

In India , a country with all major religions in the world , Hinduism is the dominant religion while Islam is the main religious minority . As a matter of fact , more than 82 of India 's population is Hindus with...