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Secular states and religious diversity / edited by Bruce J. Berman, Rajeev Bhargava, and Andr©e Lalibert©e.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Ethnicity and democratic governance series, 1927-0720.
- Ethnicity and democratic governance series, 1927-0720
- Ethnicity and Democratic Governance
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and politics.
- Religion and state.
- Religious pluralism--Political aspects.
- Religious pluralism.
- Secularism--Political aspects.
- Secularism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (349 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver : UBC Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Contemporary nation-states have seen the rise of religious pluralism within their borders, brought about by global migration and the challenge of radical religious movements. Secular States and Religious Diversity explores the meaning of secularism and religious freedom in these new contexts. The contributors chart the impact of globalization, the varying forms of secularism in Western states, and the different kinds of relations between states and religious institutions in the historical traditions and contemporary politics of Islamic, Indic, and Chinese societies. They also examine the limitations and dilemmas of governmental responses to religious diversity, and grapple with the question of how secular states deal (and should deal) with such pluralism. This volume brings in perspectives from the non-Western world and engages with viewpoints that might increase states' capacities to accommodate religious diversity positively.
- Contents:
- Part 2: Secularisms in the West. 4 Between Secularism and Postsecularism: A Canadian Interregnum / Paul Bramadat and David Seljak ; 5 Tolerance and Accommodation as Vestiges of the Empire / Lori G. Beaman ; 6 In God We Trust? Secular States, Diversity, and the "Clash" within North America / Yasmeen Abu-Laban and Claude Couture ; 7 Ideologies, Institutions, and Laws: Religious Freedom in Secular States / Ahmet T. Kuru
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7748-5853-2
- 0-7748-2514-6
- OCLC:
- 863054089
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