The transnationality of the secular : travelling ideas and shared practices of secularism in decolonising South and Southeast Asia / by Clemens Six.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Six, Clemens, 1975- author.

Series:

Brill Research Perspectives.

Brill Research Perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Secularism--South Asia.

Secularism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

To what extent was the evolution of secularism in South and Southeast Asia between the end of the First World War and decolonisation after 1945 a result of transimperial and transnational patterns? To capture the diversity of twentieth-century secularisms, Clemens Six explores similarities resulting from translocal networks of ideas and practices since 1918. Six approaches these networks via a framework of global intellectual history, the history of transnational social networks, and the global history of non-state institutions. Empirically, he illustrates his argument with three case studies: the reception of Atatürk's reforms across Asia and the Middle East; translocal women's circles in the interwar period; and private US foundations after 1945.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-44796-2

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004447967 DOI