Religion beyond its private role in modern society / edited by Wim Hofstee, Arie van der Kooij.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hofstee, Wim.

Kooij, Arie van der, 1945-

Series:

International studies in religion and society ; 20.

International studies in religion and society, 1573-4293 ; volume 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion.

Religion and sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden [Netherlands] : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The volume Religion beyond its Private Role in Modern Society aims at contributing to the debate on the distinction between public and private spheres with regard to the role of religion in modern societies. This issue which is inherent to many conceptions regarding social order, modernity, freedom of conscience, and the changing role and function of religion is discussed not only from a social scientific but also from a historical and philosophical point of view. The articles dwell on several aspects of the role of religion in different societies in modern times, and the overall theme is explored from the perspective of various religious traditions and groups, both institutional and non-institutional. It turns out that the distinction made is difficult to maintain.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Wim Hofstee and Arie van der Kooij

Introduction / Wim Hofstee and Arie van der Kooij

Religion and Politics in Post-Secular Society: Beyond the Public / Private Divide / Bart C. Labuschagne

New Forms of Public Religion: Spirituality in Global Civil Society / Linda Woodhead

Particularity and Contextuality Interrupting the Public / Private Debate Concerning Religion / Niek Brunsveld

Going Public: Minority Muslim Communities and Public Space in Syria (Prior to the Revolt) / Dick Douwes

Apostasy in Islam: Public or Private? Classical and Contemporary Discussions of Muslim Scholars and their Relevance for Muslims in the West / Mohammed Ghaly

Light from the East (1948–1954) and the De-Territorialization of the Assyrian Church in the East / Heleen Murre-van den Berg

Jews and the Social Contract / David Novak

Religion in Greek Society State, Public or Private? / Alexandros Sakellariou

Early Christian Eschatology as a Model for the Modern Practice of Interfaith Dialogue—An Eschatological Model / Matthew Aaron Tennant

“Be a Jew at Home as Well as in the Street”: Religious Worldviews in a Liberal Democracy / Bruno Verbeek

Private Belief, Public Avowal: Religious Liberals and the Ethics of Sincerity / Ernestine G.E. van der Wall

Relocating the Public and Reforming the Private: Tourism and the Survival of an Ancestor Cult in the Mexican Town of Mitla, Oaxaca / William R. Arfman

“A World Awaits”: The Meaning of Mediatized Paganism in Online Computer Games / Stef Aupers

Public Individualism in Contemporary Dutch Shamanism / Jeroen W. Boekhoven

Some Thoughts on Privatisation and De-Institutionalisation: Religion in the Public Sphere / Meerten B. ter Borg

Religion in Liquid Modernity: Collective Manifestations of Religion in Secularizing Dutch Society / Kees de Grootl

Index / Wim Hofstee and Arie van der Kooij.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-25785-3

OCLC:

860625866

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004257856 DOI