Overview
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.
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Author: L. Cady ,
E. Hurd
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.510kg
ISBN: 9780230621244
ISBN 10: 0230621244
Pages: 293
Publication Date: 14 May 2010
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This fascinating and timely volume warns us against assuming any facile understanding of the definition of secularism and the relation between religion and society. The contributors to this volume ably show us how, in the words of the introduction, 'various modes of secularism provide different spaces for religion.' - Journal of Contemporary Religion 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
<p> 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 <p> 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
<p>“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 <p>“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
<p> 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 <p> 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
Author Information
LINELL E. CADY is the Franca G. Oreffice Dean's Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at Arizona State University, USA, and the Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict. ELIZABETH SHAKMAN HURD is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, USA.
