Religion and Politics in the United States, Sixth Edition, offers a comprehensive account of the role of religious ideas, institutions and communities in American life. This book examines the ways religion can both compel and constrain involvement in politics and policy. What fa…
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Comparative secularisms in a global age
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"Explores the history and politics of secularism and the public role of religion in France, India, Turkey, and the United States"--Provided by publisher.
As societies become more diverse due to migration and multiculturalism, we need solutions to the potential for religious conflict. This book offers a unique look at the impact of globalization on religion, providing a historical and comparative analysis of the place of religion …
"The opening chapters of the volume document relations between the state and prominent Islamic political organizations. A second group of essays brings the level of documentation and analysis one step closer to the grass-roots operation of "reformist" or "resurgent" Islamic move…
Introduction -- Buddhism and the state in late Silla -- Foundations of a new Buddhist policy: T'aejo and Buddhism -- Legal provisions on the status of monks -- The Saṅgha examination, ranking and administration -- The royal and state preceptors -- The Buddhist temple economy in …
Wie definieren Religionen ihre Stellung in Staat und Gesellschaft? Wie üben religiöse Institutionen und Funktionsträger weltlichen Einfluss aus? Und wie wirkt dies auf das geistliche Selbstverständnis von Religionsgemeinschaften zurück? In Fallstudien aus Geschichte und Gegenwar…
For centuries, Burmese have looked to the authority of their religious tradition, Theravada Buddhism, to negotiate social and political hierarchies. Modern Buddhist Conjunctures in Myanmar examines those moments in the modern history of this Southeast Asian country when religion…
