Claiming society for God : religious movements and social welfare in Egypt, Israel, Italy, and the United States / Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-201) and index.
Contents:
Contesting the state by bypassing it -- The Muslim brotherhood: building a state within a state in Egypt -- The Sephardi Torah guardians: penetrating the Israeli state to circumvent it -- Comunione e liberazione: laying the building blocks of a parallel Christian society in Italy -- The Salvation Army USA: doing good to hasten the second coming.
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