Religion and the State A Comparative Sociology / Jack Barbalet.
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TextPublisher: Anthem Press, Description: 1 online resource (295 p.)ISBN: 9780857287984Subject(s): Social Science / Sociology Of Religion | Social sciencesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: View this content on Open Research Library. Summary: With a clear statement of the theoretical issues in the debates about secularization and post-secularism, Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology considers a number of major case studies from China, Europe, Singapore and South Asia in order to understand the rise of public religions in the modern state. By distinguishing between political secularization the separation of state and religion and social secularization the transformation of the everyday practice of religion this volume offers an integrating framework within which to analyze these different societies.
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With a clear statement of the theoretical issues in the debates about secularization and post-secularism, Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology considers a number of major case studies from China, Europe, Singapore and South Asia in order to understand the rise of public religions in the modern state. By distinguishing between political secularization the separation of state and religion and social secularization the transformation of the everyday practice of religion this volume offers an integrating framework within which to analyze these different societies.
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