Atheist secularism and its discontents: a comparative study of religion and communism in Eurasia

Atheist Secularism and Its Discontents takes a comparative approach to understanding religion under communism, arguing that communism was integral to the global experience of secularism. Bringing together leading researchers whose work spans the Eurasian continent, it shows that appropriating religi...

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Contributors: Ngo, Tam T. T. 1980- (Editor) ; Quijada, Justine B. 1973- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2015
In:Year: 2015
Series/Journal:Global diversities
Springer eBook Collection Palgrave Social Sciences Collection
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Communism / Atheism / Religion / Superstition / Vietnam / Laos / Poles / China / North Korea / Soviet Union / Russia / Kyrgyzstan
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Secularism (Eurasia)
B Communism and religion (Eurasia)
B Secularism (Communist countries)
B Eurasia Religion
B Communist countries Religion
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Summary:Atheist Secularism and Its Discontents takes a comparative approach to understanding religion under communism, arguing that communism was integral to the global experience of secularism. Bringing together leading researchers whose work spans the Eurasian continent, it shows that appropriating religion was central to Communist political practices
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:113743838X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1057/9781137438386