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Secularism, religion, and politics : India and Europe / editors, Péter Losonczi, Walter Van Herck

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New Delhi : Routledge, 2015.
Copyright Date
©2015
Physical Description
xiv, 222 pages ; 23 cm.
Additional Creators
Losonczi, Péter and Herck, Walter van, 1962-

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Contents
Religions, Democracy, and Secularism in Contexts: Dilemmas and Arguments -- Conceptualizing Contexts: The Secularism and Post-secularism Debate in India and Europe -- Secularism: The Life and Times of a Difficult Concept -- Contextualizing Secularism: The Relationship between State and Religion in India -- Beyond Moderate Secularism -- Secularism in Plural Post-colonial Democracies: Is Liberal Toleration Enough? -- Religion, Pluralism, Politics: Case for an Inter-contextual Study on Europe and India -- Contextualizing Concepts: Between Secularism and Democracy in Europe, India, and Beyond -- Religious Political Parties in Europe and India -- Secular Pluralism in India: Lessons for Europe? -- Secularism and the Spirit of Capitalism -- Sri Lankan Post-coloniality, Secular Time, Future of Democracy -- Shaping Secularism through the Judiciary in Nepal: Case Studies from the Kathmandu Supreme Court
Summary
"What is secularism? Is it possible to separate religion from politics? This critical volume examines the dynamic relationship between the state and religion in India and Europe. It first conceptualizes the nature and challenges of secularism in the wake of radical changes in post-9/11 world politics. Second, in assessing the scope and future of secularism in the actual contexts of its emergence and practice, it redraws the boundaries and definitions of the institutional pillars of the state - judiciary, legislature, and executive - and their interactions with religion across democracies in South Asia and Europe. Including wide-ranging essays by leading scholars, the book stimulates renewed debate on secularism, democracy, identity and multiculturalism in the contemporary world. It will prove invaluable to scholars and students of political science, sociology, philosophy, history, human rights, and legal theory, as well as those concerned with religion and state." from back cover.
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9781138796003
113879600X
Note
Includes notes on the contributors and editors.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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