Decentering Discussions on Religion and State : Emerging Narratives, Challenging Perspectives 9780739193266, 9780739193259

This volume explores dynamic conversations through history between individuals and communities over questions about reli

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Decentering Discussions on Religion and State : Emerging Narratives, Challenging Perspectives
9780739193266, 9780739193259

This book examines the role of religious and spiritual experiences in people’s understanding of their environment. The c

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In contrast to most other countries, both Germany and Israel have descent-based concepts of nationhood and have granted

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This collection investigates the concept of modernity in music and its multiple interpretations in Europe and Asia. Thro

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Does modernity make religion politically irrelevant? Conventional scholarly and popular wisdom says that it does. The pr

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After the surprising publishing success of the so-called New Atheists it has become clear that there is a market for cri

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In recent years Africa appears to have turned a corner economically. It is posting increased growth rates and is no long

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This book examines major areas of late imperial Chinese culture, and their relation to Chinese culture today, focusing o

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Trevor Kerry draws together contributions from leading academics in the field based in Europe, Canada and Australia to e

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A growing number of people are claiming or reclaiming a religious or spiritual identity for themselves. Yet, in contempo

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One of the most pressing issues of our time is the outbreak of extremist violence and terrorism, done in the name of rel

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