LEADER 03810nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910455234603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-15905-4 010 $a9786612159053 010 $a1-4008-2557-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400825578 035 $a(CKB)1000000000788586 035 $a(EBL)457836 035 $a(OCoLC)443129483 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000270904 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11192912 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270904 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10280392 035 $a(PQKB)10389872 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC457836 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36169 035 $a(DE-B1597)446320 035 $a(OCoLC)979881498 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400825578 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL457836 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10312503 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL215905 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000788586 100 $a20020327d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe wheel of law$b[electronic resource] $eIndia's secularism in comparative constitutional context /$fGary Jeffrey Jacobsohn 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (345 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-09245-1 311 $a0-691-12253-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [291]-309) and index. 327 $apt. 1. Three models of secular constitutional design -- pt. 2. Constitutional perspectives on the challenges to secularism in India. 330 $aHow can religious liberty be guaranteed in societies where religion pervades everyday life? In The Wheel of Law, Gary Jacobsohn addresses this dilemma by examining the constitutional development of secularism in India within an unprecedented cross-national framework that includes Israel and the United States. He argues that a country's particular constitutional theory and practice must be understood within its social and political context. The experience of India, where religious life is in profound tension with secular democratic commitment, offers a valuable perspective not only on questions of jurisprudence and political theory arising in countries where religion permeates the fabric of society, but also on the broader task of ensuring religious liberty in constitutional polities. India's social structure is so entwined with religion, Jacobsohn emphasizes, that meaningful social reform presupposes state intervention in the spiritual domain. Hence India's "ameliorative" model of secular constitutionalism, designed to ameliorate the disabling effects of the caste system and other religiously based practices. Jacobsohn contrasts this with the "visionary" secularism of Israel, where the state identifies itself with a particular religion, and with America's "assimilative" secularism. Constitutional globalization is as much a reality as economic globalization, Jacobsohn concludes, and within this phenomenon the place of religion in liberal democracy is among the most vexing challenges confronting us today. A richly textured account of the Indian experience with secularism, developed in a broad comparative framework, this book is for all those seeking ways to respond to this challenge. 606 $aHinduism and state$zIndia 606 $aReligion and state$zIndia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHinduism and state 615 0$aReligion and state 676 $a323.44/2/095409045 700 $aJacobsohn$b Gary J.$f1946-$0874314 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455234603321 996 $aThe wheel of law$92443200 997 $aUNINA