Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century

Handbook of Religion and the Asian City highlights the creative and innovative role of urban aspirations in Asian world cities. It does not assume that religion is of the past and that the urban is secular, but instead points out that urban politics and governance are often about religious boundarie...

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Main Author: van der Veer, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berkeley University of Californiarnia Press 2015
In:Year: 2015
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B City / Asia / City planning / Religious identity / City planning / Religion / City population / Religious life / Church life / Folk culture / Religious sociology
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B City dwellers ; Religious life ; Asia
B Religion and politics ; Asia
B Cities and towns ; Asia
B Electronic books
B Cities and towns ; Religious aspects
B City planning ; Religious aspects
B Asia ; Religious life and customs
B City planning ; Asia
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Print version: Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century
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Summary:Handbook of Religion and the Asian City highlights the creative and innovative role of urban aspirations in Asian world cities. It does not assume that religion is of the past and that the urban is secular, but instead points out that urban politics and governance are often about religious boundaries and processions-in short, that public religion is politics. The essays in this book show how projects of secularism come up against projects and ambitions of a religious nature, a particular form of contestation that takes the city as its public arena.Questioning the limits of cities like Mumbai
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ISBN:0520281225