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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809072703321

Autore

Turner Bryan S.

Titolo

The religious and the political : a comparative sociology of religion / / Bryan S. Turner [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-35712-8

1-107-23355-0

1-107-34375-5

1-107-34750-5

1-107-25528-7

1-107-34500-6

1-107-34125-6

0-511-84290-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 284 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

SOC039000

Disciplina

322/.1

Soggetti

Religion and politics

Religion and sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. The religious and the political -- pt. II. State management of religion -- pt. III. Comparative and historical studies -- pt. IV. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

While the relationships between ethics and religion, and violence and politics, are of enduring interest, the interface between religion and violence is one of the most problematic features of the contemporary world. Following in the tradition of Max Weber's historical and comparative study of religions, this book explores the many ways in which religion and politics are both combined and separated across different world religions and societies. Through a variety of case studies including the monarchy, marriage, law and conversion, Bryan S. Turner explores different manifestations of secularization, and how the separation of church and state is either compromised or abandoned. He considers how different states manage religion in culturally and



religiously diverse societies and concludes with a discussion of the contemporary problems facing the liberal theory of freedom of religion. The underlying theoretical issue is the conditions for legitimacy of rule in modern societies experiencing global changes.