Table of contents
About this book
Introduction
The history and politics of secularism and the public role of religion in France, India, Turkey, and the United States. It interprets the varieties of secularism as a series of evolving and contested processes of defining and remaking religion, rather than a static solution to the challenges posed by religious and political difference.
Keywords
constitution democracy Europe evolution hermeneutics politics religion
Bibliographic information
- Book Title Comparative Secularisms in a Global Age
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Editors
L. Cady
E. Hurd
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230106703
- Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2010
- Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, New York
- eBook Packages Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection Political Science and International Studies (R0)
- Hardcover ISBN 978-0-230-62124-4
- Softcover ISBN 978-1-349-38327-6
- eBook ISBN 978-0-230-10670-3
- Edition Number 1
- Number of Pages VIII, 293
- Number of Illustrations 0 b/w illustrations, 0 illustrations in colour
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Topics
Political Sociology
Political Theory
Political Philosophy
Sociology of Religion
International Relations
Sociology, general
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Reviews
"As the study of secularism continues to expand, this volume crucially extends our knowledge of secularism as a relational category. It de-centers the religion-secular binary and the presumption of European origins in favor of comparative study of France, India, Turkey, and the United States. If you want a better understanding of both histories of secularism and the conflicts driving events in today's world, read this book." - Janet Jakobsen, Editor with Ann Pellegrini of Secularisms
"This rich collection of essays not only provides deep insight into processes of secularization in France, India, Turkey, and the US, it also enables us to reconceptualize what is meant by 'the secular' and 'the religious.' It adds important empirical and theoretical insight to current conversations on this question and, indeed, reframes the entire debate." - Joan W. Scott, Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study