{"product_id":"religion-and-social-protest-movements-1","title":"Religion and Social Protest Movements","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat role has religion played in social protest movements? This important book examines how activists have used religious resources such as liturgy, prayer, song and vestments with a focus on the following global case studies:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mid-twentieth century US civil rights movement. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe late twentieth century antiabortion movement in the United States of America. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe early twenty-first century water protectors’ movement at Standing Rock, North Dakota. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndian independence led by Mohandas Gandhi in the early 1930s. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Polish Solidarity movement of the 1980s. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe South African anti-apartheid movement of the 1980s and 1990s. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrayer as a sacred act is usually associated with piety and pacifism; however, it can be argued that those who pray in public while protesting are more likely to encounter violence. Drawing on journalistic accounts, participant reflections, and secondary literature, \u003ci\u003eReligion and Social Protest Movements \u003c\/i\u003eoffers both historical and theoretical perspectives on the persistent correlation of the use of public prayer with an increase in conflict and violence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an important read for students and researchers in history and religious studies, and those in related fields such as sociology, African-American studies, and Native American studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54262065004888,"sku":"9781138090255","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138090255.jpg?v=1779172262","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/religion-and-social-protest-movements-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}