Global Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age ( Religion and Its Others )

Publication series ：Religion and Its Others

Author： Rectenwald > Michael;Almeida 3 > Rochelle;Levine 4 > George  

Publisher： De Gruyter‎

Publication year： 2015

E-ISBN: 9781614516750

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781614517665

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781614517665

Subject： B911 宗教与社会政治

Keyword： 对宗教的分析和研究,宗教

Language： ENG

Access to resources Favorite

Disclaimer: Any content in publications that violate the sovereignty, the constitution or regulations of the PRC is not accepted or approved by CNPIEC.

Description

Global Secularisms addresses the state of and prospects for secularism globally. Drawing from multiple fields, it brings together theoretical discussion and empirical case studies that illustrate "on-the-ground," extant secularisms as they interact with various religious, political, social, and economic contexts. Its point of departure is the fact that secularism is plural and that various secularisms have developed in various contexts and from various traditions around the world. Secularism takes on different social meanings and political valences wherever it is expressed. The essays collected here provide numerous points of contact between empirical case studies and theoretical reflection. This multiplicity informs and challenges the conceptual theorization of secularism as a universal doctrine. Analyses of different regions enrich our understanding of the meanings of secularism, providing comparative range to our notions of secularity. Theoretical treatments help to inform our understanding of secularism in context, enabling readers to discern what is at stake in the various regional expressions of secularity globally. While the bulk of the essays are case-based research, the current thinking of leading theorists and scholars is also included.

<

Chapter

Preface and Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Introduction: Global Secularisms in a Post-Secular Age

Part I: Histories & Theories of the (Post)Secular

The Fall of the Sparrow: On Axial Religion and Secularization as the Goal of History

Mid-Nineteenth-Century British Secularism and its Contemporary Post-Secular Implications

Secularism as a Positive Position

Religion and Post-Secularity: New Perspectives on the Public Sphere

Religious Education in Habermasian Post-Secular Societies

We (In India) Have Always Been Post-Secular

The Troubles of An Unrepentant Secularist

Atheists in Foxholes

Part II: Case Studies: Global Secularisms. A The Political Sphere

Secularism and ‘Gazetted’ Holidays in India

Muslim Secularisms in the European Context

Education and Religious Minorities in Turkey: the Story behind the Introduction of Compulsory Religion Courses

The Historical Relationship between Religion and Government in Rwanda

Secularism from Below: On the Bolivarian Revolution

Post-secular Expertise and American Foreign Policy

Part II: Case Studies: Global Secularisms. B The Public Sphere

When the Secular is Sacred: The Memorial Hall to the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre and the Gettysburg National Military Park as Pilgrimage Sites

Porous Persons: The Politics of a Nonreligious Japanese NGO

Circulations of the Sacred: Contemporary Art as “Cultural” Catholicism in 21st Century Paris

“A Deeply Held Religious Faith, and I Don’t Care What It Is:” American Anti-Atheism as Nativism

The Myth of Secularism in America

Index

The users who browse this book also browse


No browse record.