TY - BOOK AU - Mandaville,Peter G. TI - The geopolitics of religious soft power: how states use religion in foreign policy T2 - Oxford scholarship online SN - 9780197605837 AV - BL65.I55 G46 2023 U1 - 201.727 23 PY - 2023/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Religion and international relations KW - Diplomacy KW - Religious aspects KW - Geopolitics KW - Soft power (Political science) KW - Religion KW - ukslc KW - Religion & beliefs KW - thema N1 - Also issued in print: 2023; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - 'The Geopolitics of Religious Soft Power' represents a globally comparative study of the varying ways in which states incorporate religion and religious outreach into their external relations. Each chapter demonstrates how the history, religious culture, and geopolitical orientation of a particular country determines its capacity for using religion as part of a soft power strategy while simultaneously dictating the nature and shape of its religious outreach activities, its intended audiences, and likelihood of success or impact UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197605806.001.0001 ER -