03280nam 2200649 a 450 991045296840332120200520144314.01-317-16023-11-4094-5741-91-299-18421-9(CKB)2550000001005742(OCoLC)828494646(CaPaEBR)ebrary10658539(SSID)ssj0000832969(PQKBManifestationID)12390725(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000832969(PQKBWorkID)10900641(PQKB)11520047(MiAaPQ)EBC1128572(MiAaPQ)EBC5121959(Au-PeEL)EBL1128572(CaPaEBR)ebr10658539(CaONFJC)MIL449671(Au-PeEL)EBL5121959(CaONFJC)MIL922498(OCoLC)1027165111(EXLCZ)99255000000100574220121106d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrContesting secularism[electronic resource] comparative perspectives /edited by Anders Berg-SørensenFarnham, Surrey. England ;Burlington, Vt. Ashgatec20131 online resource (262 p.) Ashgate AHRC/ESRC religion and society seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4094-5740-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Secularism : general lines -- pt. II. Secularism : illustrations.As we enter the twenty-first century, the role of religion within civic society has become an issue of central concern across the world. The complex trends of secularism, multiculturalism and the rise of religiously motivated violence raise fundamental questions about the relationship between political institutions, civic culture and religious groups. Contesting Secularism represents a major intervention into this debate. Drawing together contributions from leading scholars from across the world it analyses how secularism functions as a political doctrine in different national contexts put under pressure by globalisation. In doing so it presents different models for the relationship between political institutions and religious groups, challenging the reader to be more aware of assumptions within their own cultural context, and raises alternative possibilities for the structure of democratic, multi-faith societies. Through its inter-disciplinary and comparative approach, Contesting Secularism sets a new agenda for thinking about the place of religion in the public sphere of twenty-first century societies. It is essential reading for policymakers, as well as for scholars and students in political science, law, sociology and religious studies.Ashgate AHRC/ESRC Religion and SocietyReligion and politicsSecularismElectronic books.Religion and politics.Secularism.201/.72Berg-Sørensen Anders1039995MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452968403321Contesting secularism2462537UNINA