Multiple secularities beyond the West: religion and modernity in the global age

Questions of secularity and modernity have become globalized, but most studies still focus on the West. This volume breaks new ground by comparatively exploring developments in five areas of the world, some of which were hitherto situated at the margins of international scholarly discussions: Africa...

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Published in:Religion and its others
Contributors: Burchardt, Marian 1975- (Editor) ; Middell, Matthias 1961- (Editor) ; Wohlrab-Sahr, Monika 1957- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Boston Berlin Munich De Gruyter [2015]
In: Religion and its others (Volume 1)
Series/Journal:Religion and its others Volume 1
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Secularism / Politics / Ritual / Publicity
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Publicity
B Ritual
B Religion
B Religious / BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
B Politics
B Religion, Religionsphilosophie
B Religions
B Secularism
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Summary:Questions of secularity and modernity have become globalized, but most studies still focus on the West. This volume breaks new ground by comparatively exploring developments in five areas of the world, some of which were hitherto situated at the margins of international scholarly discussions: Africa, the Arab World, East Asia, South Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe. It examines the historical pathways, cultural meanings, and global entanglements of secular formations
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:1614519781
Access:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9781614514053