Preface

Introductory Essay

Islam

Judaism

Hinduism

Buddhism

PART ONE: MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA

1. Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom of Islam

2. Israel: Searching for Identity

3. Egypt: Struggling with Secularization

5. Turkey: Islam and Westernization

6. Iran: Religious Orthodoxy and Heresy in Political Culture

7. Soviet Central Asia: A Religious Limbo

PART TWO: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA

8. Pakistan: The Dream of an Islamic State

9. India: The Politicization of a Sacred Society

10. Sri Lanka: The Evolutionary Dialectics of a Buddhist State

11. Thailand: A Sacred Society in Modern Garb

12. Vietnam: Searching for Integration

13. Malaysia: Islam in a Pluralistic Society

14. Indonesia: Searching for Consensus

PART THREE: EAST ASIA

15. China: Religion in a Revolutionary Society

16. Taiwan: Old Gods and Modern Society

17. Korea: The Continuing Syncretism

18. Japan: Religious Syncretism in a Secular Society

Notes on the Contributors

Index of Names

Index of Subjects

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