| Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Barbalet, Jack (Editor), Possamai, Adam (Editor), Turner, Bryan S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0857287982 ISBN-13: 9780857287984 Publisher: Anthem Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Political Science |
| Dewey: 322.1 |
| LCCN: 2011039325 |
| Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.34 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |