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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays presents groundbreaking work from an interdisciplinary group of leading theorists and scholars representing the fields of history, philosophy, political science, sociology, and anthropology. The volume will introduce readers to some of the most compelling new conceptual and theoretical understandings of secularism and the secular, while also examining socio-political trends involving the relationship between the religious and the secular from a variety of locations across the globe.In recent decades, the public has become increasingly aware of the important role religious commitments play in the cultural, social, and political dynamics of domestic and world affairs. This so called ''''resurgence'''' of religion in the public sphere has elicited a wide array of responses, including vehement opposition to the very idea that religious reasons should ever have a right to expression in public political debate. The current global landscape forces scholars to reconsi
Trade Reviewan up-to-date report about the contemporary state of discussion concerning the categories of secular, secularization, and secularism and the problems grouped around this words. The well-tested and validated theses, with a lot of empirical, detailed examples and models, are founded on solid erudition, deep knowledge, and skills of the competent authors. * Andrzej Bronk, Anthropos *
Table of ContentsContributors ; Introduction: Craig Calhoun, Mark Juergensmeyer, Jonathan VanAntwerpen ; 1. Western Secularity: Charles Taylor ; 2. The Secular, Secularizations, Secularisms: Jose Casanova ; 3. Secularism, Citizenship, and the Public Sphere: Craig Calhoun ; 4. Rehabilitating Secularism: Rajeev Bhargava ; 5. The Multiple Secularisms of Modern Democracies and Autocracies: Alfred C. Stepan ; 6. Civilizational States, Secularisms, Religions: Peter Katzenstein ; 7. A Suspension of (Dis)Belief: The Secular-Religious Binary and the Study of International Relations: Elizabeth Shakman Hurd ; 8. Rethinking the Secular and Religious Aspects of Violence: Mark Juergensmeyer ; 9. Religious Humanitarianism and the Global Politics of Secularism: Cecelia Lynch ; 10. Rethinking Fundamentalism in a Secular Age: R. Scott Appleby ; 11. Secularism, Religious Change, and Social Conflict in Asia: Richard Madsen ; 12. Smash temples, Burn Books: Comparing Secularist Projects in India and China: Peter van der Veer ; 13. Freedom of Speech and Religious Limitations: Talal Asad
