Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857287982
• ISBN13: 9780857287984
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"