Taming the gods religion and democracy on three continents buruma ian 8601405520692 books amazonca. Ian burumas taming the gods religion and democracy on three continents 2010 132 p is a collection of three essays about the intersection of religion and politics one essay focuses on the us one on china and japan and the last on islam in europe. And even in polytheistic asia the development of democracy has been hindered in some countries particularly china by a long history in which religion was tightly linked to the state ian buruma is the first writer to provide a sharp eyed look at the tensions between religion and politics on three continents drawing on many contemporary and . Taming the gods religion and democracy on three continents buruma ian books amazonca skip to main contentca hello sign in account lists sign in account lists returns orders try prime cart books go search hello select your address