Multiple secularities beyond the west: religion and modernity in the global age

Questions of secularity and modernity have become globalized, but most studies still focus on the West. This volume breaks new ground by comparatively exploring developments in five areas of the world, some of which were hitherto situated at the margins of international scholarly discussions: Africa...

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Contributors: Burchardt, Marian 1975- (Editor) ; Wohlrab-Sahr, Monika 1957- (Editor) ; Middell, Matthias 1961- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Boston De Gruyter [2015]
In:Year: 2015
Series/Journal:Religion and its others : studies in religion, nonreligion and secularity Volume 1
Religion and its others studies in religion, nonreligion and secularity 2330-6262 Volume 1
Further subjects:B Philosophy & Religion
B Religion
B Electronic books
B RELIGION ; Comparative Religion
B RELIGION ; Essays
B RELIGION ; Reference
B Secularism
B Religions
B Religion - General
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Summary:Questions of secularity and modernity have become globalized, but most studies still focus on the West. This volume breaks new ground by comparatively exploring developments in five areas of the world, some of which were hitherto situated at the margins of international scholarly discussions: Africa, the Arab World, East Asia, South Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe. It examines the historical pathways, cultural meanings, and global entanglements of secular formations
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter, viewed May 28, 2015)
ISBN:1614514054