LEADER 03306nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910779598703321 005 20230120032159.0 010 $a1-317-16024-X 010 $a1-315-57403-9 010 $a1-317-16023-1 010 $a1-4094-5741-9 010 $a1-299-18421-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000001005742 035 $a(OCoLC)828494646 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10658539 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000832969 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12390725 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000832969 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10900641 035 $a(PQKB)11520047 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1128572 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10658539 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL449671 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5121959 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL922498 035 $a(OCoLC)1027165111 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1128572 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5121959 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001005742 100 $a20121106d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aContesting secularism$b[electronic resource] $ecomparative perspectives /$fedited by Anders Berg-Sørensen 210 $aFarnham, Surrey. England ;$aBurlington, Vt. $cAshgate$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (262 p.) 225 0 $aAshgate AHRC/ESRC religion and society series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4094-5740-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. I. Secularism : general lines -- pt. II. Secularism : illustrations. 330 $aAs we enter the twenty-first century, the role of religion within civic society has become an issue of central concern across the world. The complex trends of secularism, multiculturalism and the rise of religiously motivated violence raise fundamental questions about the relationship between political institutions, civic culture and religious groups. Contesting Secularism represents a major intervention into this debate. Drawing together contributions from leading scholars from across the world it analyses how secularism functions as a political doctrine in different national contexts put under pressure by globalisation. In doing so it presents different models for the relationship between political institutions and religious groups, challenging the reader to be more aware of assumptions within their own cultural context, and raises alternative possibilities for the structure of democratic, multi-faith societies. Through its inter-disciplinary and comparative approach, Contesting Secularism sets a new agenda for thinking about the place of religion in the public sphere of twenty-first century societies. It is essential reading for policymakers, as well as for scholars and students in political science, law, sociology and religious studies. 410 0$aAshgate AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society 606 $aReligion and politics 606 $aSecularism 615 0$aReligion and politics. 615 0$aSecularism. 676 $a201/.72 701 $aBerg-Sørensen$b Anders$01548137 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779598703321 996 $aContesting secularism$93804954 997 $aUNINA