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This paper provides a global perspective on the relation between religion, politics, conflict and identity. Using a wide range of cases from various parts of the world, it examines the complex ways in which religious values, beliefs and norms stimulate and affect political developments and vice versa. The paper also explores the social conditions which give rise to religious movements as well as how such movements are promoted and sustained over time. Finally, it looks at the relations between religious leaders and followers, and the links between social mobilization and the pursuit of particularist objectives.