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Religion and the state [electronic resource] : a comparative sociology / edited by Jack Barbalet, Adam Possamai, and Bryan S. Turner.

Contributor(s): Series: Key issues in modern sociologyPublication details: London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 282 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780857288073
  • 0857288075
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Religion and the state.DDC classification:
  • 322/.1 23
LOC classification:
  • BL65.S8 R4455 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
pt. 1. From deprivitization to securitization -- pt. 2. From pietism to consumerism -- pt. 3. Concluding comments.
Summary: 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.
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Proceedings of a workshop held July 17-18, 2009 at the University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus.

Includes bibliographical references.

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pt. 1. From deprivitization to securitization -- pt. 2. From pietism to consumerism -- pt. 3. Concluding comments.

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.

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