04915nam 2201153 450 991078723470332120200520144314.00-520-28137-31-78539-274-30-520-95999-X10.1525/9780520959996(CKB)3710000000316767(EBL)1775220(SSID)ssj0001381604(PQKBManifestationID)12464154(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001381604(PQKBWorkID)11437873(PQKB)11129538(DE-B1597)520348(OCoLC)1048617260(DE-B1597)9780520959996(Au-PeEL)EBL1775220(CaPaEBR)ebr11003330(CaONFJC)MIL688942(OCoLC)898421792(MiAaPQ)EBC1775220(EXLCZ)99371000000031676720150121h20142014 uy 0engur|nu---|u|||txtccrMeta-religion religion and power in world history /James W. LaineOakland, California :University of California Press,2014.©20141 online resource (746 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-57660-2 0-520-28136-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --List of Illustrations --Preface --Introduction --1. Alexander and Ashoka: Cosmopolitan Empires and Religious Policy from Egypt to India, 330-230 b.c. --2. Imperial Religion: China to Rome, 250 b.c.-250 a.d. --3. The Debate over Dharma: Hindus and Buddhists Compete for Ideological Dominance in South Asia --4. Confessional Religion and Empire before the Rise of Islam --5. The Rise of Islam and the Early Caliphate, 622-711 a.d. --6. Imperial Islam, 690-1500 a.d. --7. The Great Islamic Empires of the Early Modern Era (ca. 1500-1700) --8. Putting Religion in Its Place, I: Reformers, Kings, and Philosophers Challenge the Church --9. Putting Religion in Its Place, II: Revolution and Religious Freedom --10. The Contemporary Era: The Worldwide Regime of Meta-Religion --Conclusion --Notes --Suggested Readings --IndexWhereas many textbooks treat the subject of world religions in an apolitical way, as if each religion were a path for individuals seeking wisdom and not a discourse intimately connected with the exercise of power, James W. Laine treats religion and politics as halves of the same whole, tracing their relationship from the policies of Alexander the Great to the ideologies of modern Europe secularists, with stops in classical India, China, and the Islamic world. Meta-Religion is a groundbreaking text that brings power and politics to the fore of our understanding of world religions, placing religion at the center of world history. This synthetic approach is both transformative and enlightening as it presents a powerful model for thinking differently about what religion is and how it functions in the world. With images and maps to bring the narrative to life, Meta-Religion combines sophisticated scholarly critique with accessibility that students and scholar alike will appreciate.ReligionsHistoryReligion and politicsHistoryalexander the great.ashoka.baghdad.brahmins.buddha.buddhism.caliphate.caste system.catholicism.china.christianity.church.comparative religion.confucius.constantine.dharma.dome of the rock.eastern religion.egypt.gandhi.hagia sophia.hinduism.india.islam.islamic empire.luther.monarchy.nonfiction.pius ix.politics.religion and politics.religion.religious freedom.religious leaders.religious reform.revolution.royalty.secularism.south asia.spirituality.theology.world history.world religion.ReligionsHistory.Religion and politicsHistory.201/.72Laine James W.1562857MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787234703321Meta-religion3830827UNINA