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Religion Religion, Politics & State

Secular States and Religious Diversity

edited by Bruce J. Berman, Rajeev Bhargava & André Laliberté

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2013
Category
Religion, Politics & State, Essays, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774825146
    Publish Date
    Oct 2013
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774825122
    Publish Date
    Oct 2013
    List Price
    $95.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774825139
    Publish Date
    Jul 2014
    List Price
    $34.95

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Nation-states have seen the rise of religious pluralism within their borders, brought about by global migration and the challenge of radical religious movements. This book explores the meaning of secularism and religious freedom in these new contexts. The contributors chart the impact of globalization, the varying forms of secularism in Western states, and the different kinds of relations between states and religious institutions in the historical traditions and contemporary politics of Islamic, Indic, and Chinese societies. They also examine the limitations and dilemmas of governmental responses to unprecedented diversity, and grapple with the question of how secular states deal (and should deal) with such pluralism.

About the authors

Bruce J. Berman's profile page

Rajeev Bhargava is director of the Parekh Institute of Indian Thought at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi, where he has worked since 2005. His writings include What Is Political Theory and Why Do We Need It? (Oxford University Press, 2012) and The Promise of India’s Secular Democracy (Oxford University Press, 2010).

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