05203cam a2200865Ia 4500 ocn613192837 OCoLC 20200709055251.0 m d cr mnu---unuuu 100510s2010 nju ob 000 0 eng d 2009031550 N$T eng pn N$T YDXCP VLB E7B OSU CDX IDEBK OCLCQ WAU JSTOR OCLCF NLGGC P@U COO EBLCP MHW DEBSZ OCLCQ LOA JBG AZK CNNLC 609532965 609855962 647843210 816364893 827889739 961693517 962728136 9781400834204 (electronic bk.) 1400834201 (electronic bk.) 1282473131 9781282473133 9780691134895 (hardcover ; alk. paper) 0691134898 (hardcover ; alk. paper) 9780691156057 (paper) 0691156050 (paper) 318493 (N$T) (OCoLC)613192837 (OCoLC)609532965 (OCoLC)609855962 (OCoLC)647843210 (OCoLC)816364893 (OCoLC)827889739 (OCoLC)961693517 (OCoLC)962728136 247313 MIL 22573/ctttdjc JSTOR e------ n-us--- a-ja--- BL65.S8 B87 2010eb POL 043000 bisacsh POL007000 bisacsh HIS000000 bisacsh REL084000 bisacsh HRAM2 bicssc 322/.109 22 MAIN Buruma, Ian. Taming the gods : religion and democracy on three continents / Ian Buruma. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010. 1 online resource (132 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Full tents and empty cathedrals -- Oriental wisdom -- Enlightenment values. "For 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 sharpeyed 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"--Provided by publisher. Print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 082 Religion and state. Democracy Religious aspects. United States Religion. Europe Religion. Japan Religion. China Religion. POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process Political Advocacy. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Ideologies Democracy. bisacsh Democracy Religious aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst00890095 Religion. fast (OCoLC)fst01093763 Religion and state. fast (OCoLC)fst01093863 China. fast (OCoLC)fst01206073 Europe. fast (OCoLC)fst01245064 Japan. fast (OCoLC)fst01204082 United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 Electronic books. Electronic books. local Print version: Buruma, Ian. Taming the gods. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010 9780691134895 (DLC) 2009031550 (OCoLC)430678941 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=318493 Coutts Information Services COUT 12473036 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL483533 ebrary EBRY ebr10359234 EBSCOhost EBSC 318493 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB 247313 Project MUSE MUSE muse35507 YBP Library Services YANK 3311363 92 N$T 49841 49841