TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burchardt,Marian
AU  - Wohlrab-Sahr,Monika
AU  - Middell,Matthias
TI  - Multiple secularities beyond the west: religion and modernity in the global age 
T2  - Religion and its others : studies in religion, nonreligion and secularity,
SN  - 9781614514053
AV  - BL80.3 .M85 2015eb
U1  - 200.9/051 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Boston
PB  - De Gruyter
KW  - Religions
KW  - Secularism
KW  - fast
KW  - RELIGION / Comparative Religion
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION / Essays
KW  - RELIGION / Reference
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1. Religious communities and the state: fault-lines of religion and secularity in South Asia -- part 2. Nationalism, Islam and democratization: secular dynamics in the Arab world -- part 3. Secularities in East Asia -- part 4. African scenarios: (post- )colonial secularity vs. African religiosity? -- part 5. The sacred secular: secularities in post-Communist central and Eastern Europe -- Conclusions
N2  - Questions of secularity and modernity have become globalized, but most studies still focus on the West. This volume breaks new ground by comparatively exploring developments in five areas of the world, some of which were hitherto situated at the margins of international scholarly discussions: Africa, the Arab World, East Asia, South Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe. It examines the historical pathways, cultural meanings, and global entanglements of secular formations
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