LEADER 04258nam 2200853Ia 450 001 9910459406403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-47313-1 010 $a1-282-93611-5 010 $a9786612473135 010 $a9786612936111 010 $a1-4008-3420-1 010 $a0-691-13489-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400834204 035 $a(CKB)2670000000009260 035 $a(EBL)483533 035 $a(OCoLC)609855962 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000664770 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12295603 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000664770 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10633355 035 $a(PQKB)10825558 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000366530 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11296481 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000366530 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10416729 035 $a(PQKB)11491567 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC483533 035 $a(OCoLC)613192837 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35507 035 $a(DE-B1597)446963 035 $a(OCoLC)979579283 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400834204 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5121653 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL483533 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10359234 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL293611 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5121653 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL247313 035 $a(OCoLC)816627351 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000009260 100 $a20090807d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTaming the gods$b[electronic resource] $ereligion and democracy on three continents /$fIan Buruma 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (143 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-15605-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tIntroduction -- $tONE. Full Tents and Empty Cathedrals -- $tTWO. Oriental Wisdom -- $tTHREE. Enlightenment Values -- $tNotes 330 $aFor eight years the president of the United States was a born-again Christian, backed by well-organized evangelicals who often seemed intent on erasing the church-state divide. In Europe, the increasing number of radicalized Muslims is creating widespread fear that Islam is undermining Western-style liberal democracy. And even in polytheistic Asia, the development of democracy has been hindered in some countries, particularly China, by a long history in which religion was tightly linked to the state. Ian Buruma is the first writer to provide a sharp-eyed look at the tensions between religion and politics on three continents. Drawing on many contemporary and historical examples, he argues that the violent passions inspired by religion must be tamed in order to make democracy work. Comparing the United States and Europe, Buruma asks why so many Americans--and so few Europeans--see religion as a help to democracy. Turning to China and Japan, he disputes the notion that only monotheistic religions pose problems for secular politics. Finally, he reconsiders the story of radical Islam in contemporary Europe, from the case of Salman Rushdie to the murder of Theo van Gogh. Sparing no one, Buruma exposes the follies of the current culture war between defenders of "Western values" and "multiculturalists," and explains that the creation of a democratic European Islam is not only possible, but necessary. Presenting a challenge to dogmatic believers and dogmatic secularists alike, Taming the Gods powerfully argues that religion and democracy can be compatible--but only if religious and secular authorities are kept firmly apart. 606 $aReligion and state 606 $aDemocracy$xReligious aspects 607 $aUnited States$xReligion 607 $aEurope$xReligion 607 $aJapan$xReligion 607 $aChina$xReligion 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aReligion and state. 615 0$aDemocracy$xReligious aspects. 676 $a322/.109 700 $aBuruma$b Ian$0322370 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459406403321 996 $aTaming the gods$92485038 997 $aUNINA