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Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology - Couverture rigide

 
9780857287984: Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0857287982 ISBN 13 : 9780857287984
Editeur : Anthem Press, 2011

Synopsis

This volume addresses a central problem of contemporary states, namely how to manage the eruption of public religions. While the liberal framework formerly regarded religion as simply a matter of private practice and conscience, in modern states religion has often come to challenge the so-called Westphalian model of church-state relations, and has brought into question many liberal notions of secularism and tolerance. There is much discussion about post-secular society in which religion has to be taken seriously in public affairs. This collection of case studies - looking at Turkey, Singapore, India, China, Britain, Europe and the United States - explores a number of examples in which the state exercises some degree of management of religion, thereby bringing into question the traditional separation of religion and state. This study also attempts to refine the notion of secularization by examining this process in terms of political arrangements (church-state relations) and the role of religion in everyday life. Ultimately, this study reveals that there is no uniform or standard pattern of secularization in modern societies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jack Barbalet is Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department of Sociology at Hong Kong Baptist University.

Adam Possamai is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Western Sydney and President of the Research Committee on Religion at the International Sociological Association.

Bryan S. Turner is the Presidential Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies, University of Western Sydney.

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Éditeur
Anthem Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0857287982
ISBN 13 
9780857287984
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
296
Éditeur
Barbalet Jack, Possamai Adam, Turner Bryan S.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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