This edited collection provides an unrivalled geographical coverage and multidisciplinary treatment of the socio-political processes and institutional practices provoked by, and associated with, religious diversity. Alongside chapters treating religious diversity in the 'BRIC' countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, contributions are made in respect of Africa, Australia, Europe, South America, the UK and the United States. The Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity provides an accessible, distinctive and timely treatment of a topic intimately connected with modern society's progressively diverse and global trajectory.…mehr
This edited collection provides an unrivalled geographical coverage and multidisciplinary treatment of the socio-political processes and institutional practices provoked by, and associated with, religious diversity. Alongside chapters treating religious diversity in the 'BRIC' countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, contributions are made in respect of Africa, Australia, Europe, South America, the UK and the United States. The Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity provides an accessible, distinctive and timely treatment of a topic intimately connected with modern society's progressively diverse and global trajectory.
Andrew Dawson is Professor of Modern Religion in the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University, UK. He researches the relations between modern society and religion. His recent publications include: (as author) Sociology of Religion (2011) and Santo Daime: A New World Religion (2013); (as editor) Summoning the Spirits (2011).
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: The Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity: National Contexts, Global Issues Part 1: The 'BRIC' Nations 1. Friends and Foes of the 'Russian World': The Post-Soviet State's Management of Religious Diversity 2. The Challenges of Managing Religious Diversity in India: Between Hegemonic Domination and the Quest for Equality 3. Islam and the State in Brazil: Reflections on the Freedom of a Minority Religion 4. Religious Diversity and the State in China Part 2: Governance 5. Governance and Religious Diversity in Australia: Multifaith Relations and Religious Instruction in the State of Victoria 6. Managing Religious Diversity in Finland: From Church Law to Governance Networks 7. Religious Diversity and the Shifting Sands of Political Prioritization: Reflections on the UK Context Part 3: Globalizing Modernity 8. The Globalization of Religious Advocacy: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy 9. Diversity, Death and Divinity in Mexico: A Political-Religious Economy of La Santa Muerte 10. State Regulation or 'Public Religion'? Religious Diversity in Post-apartheid South Africa
Introduction: The Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity: National Contexts, Global Issues Part 1: The 'BRIC' Nations 1. Friends and Foes of the 'Russian World': The Post-Soviet State's Management of Religious Diversity 2. The Challenges of Managing Religious Diversity in India: Between Hegemonic Domination and the Quest for Equality 3. Islam and the State in Brazil: Reflections on the Freedom of a Minority Religion 4. Religious Diversity and the State in China Part 2: Governance 5. Governance and Religious Diversity in Australia: Multifaith Relations and Religious Instruction in the State of Victoria 6. Managing Religious Diversity in Finland: From Church Law to Governance Networks 7. Religious Diversity and the Shifting Sands of Political Prioritization: Reflections on the UK Context Part 3: Globalizing Modernity 8. The Globalization of Religious Advocacy: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy 9. Diversity, Death and Divinity in Mexico: A Political-Religious Economy of La Santa Muerte 10. State Regulation or 'Public Religion'? Religious Diversity in Post-apartheid South Africa
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