Religion and the State A Comparative Sociology

With a clear statement of the theoretical issues in the debates about secularization and post-secularism, 'Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology' considers a number of major case studies - from China, Europe, Singapore and South Asia - in order to understand the rise of public re...

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Main Author: Barbalet, Jack
Other Authors: Possamai, Adam, S. Turner, Bryan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Anthem Press 2011
Series:Key Issues in Modern Sociology
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520 |a With a clear statement of the theoretical issues in the debates about secularization and post-secularism, 'Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology' considers a number of major case studies - from China, Europe, Singapore and South Asia - in order to understand the rise of public religions in the modern state. By distinguishing between political secularization - the separation of state and religion - and social secularization - the transformation of the everyday practice of religion - this volume offers an integrating framework within which to analyze these different societies.