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UNINA9910452786303321 |
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Autore |
Beye Peter |
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Titolo |
Religion in the context of globalization : essays on concept, form, and political implication / / Peter Beyer |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-415-78359-3 |
1-135-03962-3 |
0-203-77715-8 |
1-135-03963-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 pages) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in religion and politics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Globalization - Religious aspects |
Religion and state |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Religion in the context of globalization: a developing theoretical perspective; The modern religious system: from Westphalian to post-Westphalian construction; The development and globalization of the Westphalian model of religion and state; Intimations of a post-Westphalian circumstance; Overview of the chapters; Part I; 2. Purity as hybridization: religio-cultural syncretisms in the context of globalization; Self-evidence and contingency in global society |
Identities: religions and cultures as global puritiesReligions and cultures as loci of power; Religions and cultures as history; Four religious illustrations: from East Asia to Africa; Hybridized "purity" in the reconstruction of modern Islam; Syncretization as particularization in African Christianity; The invention of Hinduism: from self-evidence to syncretization; Elusive purity in East Asian Buddhism: the persistence of hybridity; Conclusions; 3. Globalization and glocalization: from secularization to pluralization as leitmotif in the sociology of religion |
Globalization and pluralization of religionAxes of variation in glocal |
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religion; The sociological understanding of religion: from modern to global context; The sociological understanding of religion in the globalization era; Theorizing pluralized religion in a global society; Conclusions: future directions for the sociological observation of religion in global context; 4. Conceptions of religion: on distinguishing scientific, theological, and "official" meanings; Crouching tigers in the study of religion; Hidden dragons in critiques of religion |
Global societal systems and three systemic perspectives on religionConclusions; Part II; 5. What counts as religion in global society? From practice to theory; I The "original" religions; II The "new-old" religions; III Expanding the list of religions; IV A global model for a religion?; V Forms and roles of religions; VI Conclusion; 6. Social forms of religion and religions in contemporary global society; Conceiving and defining religion and religions: a slightly different approach; Differentiated religion in global society |
Religions, contested boundaries, and matters religious outside religionsSocial forms of religion and religions in global society; 1 Organized religion; 2 Politicized religion; 3 Social movement religion; 4 Communitarian/individualistic religion; Challenges of religions in global society; 7. The city and beyond as dialogue: negotiating religious authenticity in global society; 8. Can the tail wag the dog? Diaspora reconstructions of religions in a globalized society; Prologue; Difference and identity, hybridity and purity in global society |
Religion and religions in global society: modelling and diaspora |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<P>Peter Beyer has been a central figure in the debate about religion and globalization for many years, this volume is a collection of essays on the relation between religion and globalization with special emphasis on the concept of religion, its modern forms and on the relation of religion to the state.</P><P>Featuring a newly written introduction and conclusion which frame the volume and offer the reader guidance on how the arguments fit together, this book brings together ten previously published pieces which focus on the institutional forms and concept of religion in the context of globali |
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