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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824401903321

Titolo

Secular states and religious diversity / / edited by Bruce J. Berman, Rajeev Bhargava, and Andr©e Lalibert©e

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-7748-5853-2

0-7748-2514-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Collana

Ethnicity and Democratic Governance

Ethnicity and democratic governance series, , 1927-0720

Altri autori (Persone)

BermanBruce J

BhargavaRajeev

Lalibert©eAndr©e <1959->

Disciplina

322/.1

Soggetti

Religion and politics

Religion and state

Religious pluralism - Political aspects

Secularism - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 --

Sommario/riassunto

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.