Contents

List of Figures

List of Uncomon Abbreviations

List of Contributors

Introduction

The Influence of Foreign Knowledge on Eighteenth Century European Secularism

The Religious and the Secular: Semantic Reconfigurations of the Religious Field in Germany from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries

The Origin of the Concept of Laïcité in Nineteenth Century France

Secularization, Re-Enchantment, or Something in between? Methodical Considerations and Empirical Observations Concerning a Controversial Historical Idea

The Concepts of ‘Religion’ and ‘Secularism’ in the Hebrew Language and their Manifestations in Israel’s Socio-Political Dynamics

Laiklik and Its Introduction into Public Discourse in Turkey

Civic Piety: Visions of Secularity in Constitutional Iran

Equality in Hierarchy: Secularism and the Protection of Religions in Sri Lanka

Japanese Discoveries of ‘Secularization’ Abroad and at Home, 1870–1945

Discursive Formations Surrounding ‘Religious Freedom’ in Modern Japan: Religion, Shintō, the Emperor Institution

Religionizing Confucianism and the Re-orientation of Confucian Tradition in Modern China

The Historical Formation of the ‘Religious-Secular’ Dichotomy in Modern Korea

Index of Objects and Terms

Index of Personal Names