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Comparative Secularisms in a Global Age

By Elizabeth Shakman Hurd , Linell E. Cady

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2010
ISBN
0230621244, 9780230621244
LCC
BL2747.8 .C645 2010
Open Library ID
OL23713110M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2170636 bytes)
Pages
302\302
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Comparative Secularisms in a Global Age explores 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.  It features essays from leading scholars from across disciplines, secular and religious traditions, and regional expertise.  The volume illustrates a new approach to the hotly contested relation between political authority and religious tradition.

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