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Record Nr.

UNINA9910863145703321

Autore

Wilfred Felix

Titolo

Religious Identities and the Global South : Porous Borders and Novel Paths / / by Felix Wilfred

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021

ISBN

9783030607388

3030607380

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 384 pages)

Collana

New Approaches to Religion and Power, , 2634-6087

Disciplina

322.1091724

Soggetti

Religions

Archaeology - Philosophy

Ethnology - Asia

Culture

Comparative Religion

Global South Methods and Theory

Asian Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Religion: A Question of Identity -- 3. Religious Identities: From the Colonial to the Global -- 4. Conflicting Religious Identities: The Political Turn -- 5. Religious Fundamentalism in the Age of Globalization -- 6. Novel Ways of Being Religious -- 7. Globalization and New Religious Movements -- 8. Religions in Diaspora: The Case of South Asian Migrants -- 9. Religious Freedom: Beyond the Liberal Paradigm -- 10. Religious Identities by Choice and the Politics of Conversion -- 11. Changing Ethical Discourses and Religious Identities -- 12. Religion and Public Life: Continuing Debate -- 13. From Porous Borders to Cosmopolitan Horizons: Beyond Interreligious Dialogue and Multiple Belonging -- 14. By Way of Conclusion: The Present Crisis and the Religions of the Future.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of religious identities in the Global South. Drawing on literature in various fields, Felix Wilfred analyzes how religious identities intersect with the



processes of globalization, modernity, and postmodernity. He illustrates how the study of religion in the Global North often revolves around questions of secularism and fundamentalism, whereas a neo-Orientalist quality often attends study of religion in the Global South. These approaches and theorizing fail to incorporate the experiences of lived religion in the South, especially in Asia. Historically, the religions in the South have played a highly significant role in resistance to the domination by the colonial forces, an important reason for the continued attachment of the peoples of the South to their religious universe. This book puts the two regions and their scholarly norms in conversation with one another, exploring the social, political, cultural, and economic implications. .