Secularism, religion, and democracy in Southeast Asia / edited by Vidhu Verma.
Series: Religion and democracy: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (272 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199098774 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Secularism -- Southeast Asia | Southeast Asia -- Religion | Religion and politics -- Southeast Asia | Democracy -- Southeast Asia
Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199496693DDC classification: 322.10959 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Until two decades ago, the social sciences adhered to the secularisation thesis that stressed the gradual obliteration of religion in the public domain. Recent events show the re-emergence of religions world-wide that has led scholars in challenging the narrative of the modern state and its progress from the religious to the secular domains. The changing place of religion in contemporary politics challenges older notions and concepts of the secular and secularisation process. Yet many initiatives and scholarly works have failed to assess the rise of religion in the context of democratic processes. This volume offers a conceptual, historical and empirical examination of some of these developments.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Until two decades ago, the social sciences adhered to the secularisation thesis that stressed the gradual obliteration of religion in the public domain. Recent events show the re-emergence of religions world-wide that has led scholars in challenging the narrative of the modern state and its progress from the religious to the secular domains. The changing place of religion in contemporary politics challenges older notions and concepts of the secular and secularisation process. Yet many initiatives and scholarly works have failed to assess the rise of religion in the context of democratic processes. This volume offers a conceptual, historical and empirical examination of some of these developments.
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