Religion and the State
A Comparative Sociology| By: | Author |
| Publisher: | Ingram Publisher Services UK- Academic |
| Print ISBN: | 9780857287984 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780857288073 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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With a clear statement of the theoretical issues in the debates about secularization and post-secularism, ‘Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology’ considers a number of major case studies – from China, Europe, Singapore and South Asia – in order to understand the rise of public religions in the modern state. By distinguishing between political secularization – the separation of state and religion – and social secularization – the transformation of the everyday practice of religion – this volume offers an integrating framework within which to analyze these different societies.