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Meta-religion : religion and power in world history / James W. Laine

Author
Laine, James W.
Published
Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2014.
Copyright Date
©2014
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1 online resource (301 pages) : illustrations
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English.
Contents
Cover; Imprint; Subvention; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Part One. Religion and Empire in Antiquity, 330 B.C.-710 A.D.; 1. Alexander and Ashoka: Cosmopolitan Empires and Religious Policy from Egypt to India, 330-230 B.C.; 2. Imperial Religion: China to Rome, 250 B.C.-250 A.D.; 3. The Debate over Dharma: Hindus and Buddhists Compete for Ideological Dominance in South Asia; 4. Confessional Religion and Empire before the Rise of Islam; 5. The Rise of Islam and the Early Caliphate, 622-711 A.D. and Part Two. The Islamic Millennium, 700-1700 A.D.6. Imperial Islam, 690-1500 A.D.; 7. The Great Islamic Empires of the Early Modern Era (ca. 1500-1700); Part Three. The Modern World; 8. Putting Religion in Its Place, I: Reformers, Kings, and Philosophers Challenge the Church; 9. Putting Religion in Its Place, II: Revolution and Religious Freedom; 10. The Contemporary Era: The Worldwide Regime of Meta-Religion; Conclusion; Notes; Suggested Readings; Index.
Summary
Whereas many textbooks treat the subject of world religions in an apolitical way, as if each religion were a path for individuals seeking wisdom and not a discourse intimately connected with the exercise of power, James W. Laine treats religion and politics as halves of the same whole, tracing their relationship from the policies of Alexander the Great to the ideologies of modern Europe secularists, with stops in classical India, China, and the Islamic world. Meta-Religion is a groundbreaking text that brings power and politics to the fore of our understanding of world religions, placing relig.
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ISBN
9780520959996 (e-book)
052095999X (e-book)
1785392743
9781785392740
0520281373
9780520281370
9780520281363
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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