LEADER 04915nam 2201153 450 001 9910819423403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-520-28137-3 010 $a1-78539-274-3 010 $a0-520-95999-X 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520959996 035 $a(CKB)3710000000316767 035 $a(EBL)1775220 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001381604 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12464154 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001381604 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11437873 035 $a(PQKB)11129538 035 $a(DE-B1597)520348 035 $a(OCoLC)1048617260 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520959996 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1775220 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11003330 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL688942 035 $a(OCoLC)898421792 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1775220 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000316767 100 $a20150121h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|nu---|u||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMeta-religion $ereligion and power in world history /$fJames W. Laine 210 1$aOakland, California :$cUniversity of California Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (746 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-57660-2 311 $a0-520-28136-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Illustrations --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$t1. Alexander and Ashoka: Cosmopolitan Empires and Religious Policy from Egypt to India, 330-230 b.c. --$t2. Imperial Religion: China to Rome, 250 b.c.-250 a.d. --$t3. The Debate over Dharma: Hindus and Buddhists Compete for Ideological Dominance in South Asia --$t4. Confessional Religion and Empire before the Rise of Islam --$t5. The Rise of Islam and the Early Caliphate, 622-711 a.d. --$t6. Imperial Islam, 690-1500 a.d. --$t7. The Great Islamic Empires of the Early Modern Era (ca. 1500-1700) --$t8. Putting Religion in Its Place, I: Reformers, Kings, and Philosophers Challenge the Church --$t9. Putting Religion in Its Place, II: Revolution and Religious Freedom --$t10. The Contemporary Era: The Worldwide Regime of Meta-Religion --$tConclusion --$tNotes --$tSuggested Readings --$tIndex 330 $aWhereas 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. 606 $aReligions$xHistory 606 $aReligion and politics$xHistory 610 $aalexander the great. 610 $aashoka. 610 $abaghdad. 610 $abrahmins. 610 $abuddha. 610 $abuddhism. 610 $acaliphate. 610 $acaste system. 610 $acatholicism. 610 $achina. 610 $achristianity. 610 $achurch. 610 $acomparative religion. 610 $aconfucius. 610 $aconstantine. 610 $adharma. 610 $adome of the rock. 610 $aeastern religion. 610 $aegypt. 610 $agandhi. 610 $ahagia sophia. 610 $ahinduism. 610 $aindia. 610 $aislam. 610 $aislamic empire. 610 $aluther. 610 $amonarchy. 610 $anonfiction. 610 $apius ix. 610 $apolitics. 610 $areligion and politics. 610 $areligion. 610 $areligious freedom. 610 $areligious leaders. 610 $areligious reform. 610 $arevolution. 610 $aroyalty. 610 $asecularism. 610 $asouth asia. 610 $aspirituality. 610 $atheology. 610 $aworld history. 610 $aworld religion. 615 0$aReligions$xHistory. 615 0$aReligion and politics$xHistory. 676 $a201/.72 700 $aLaine$b James W.$01601167 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819423403321 996 $aMeta-religion$93924643 997 $aUNINA