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050 0 0 _aBL65.P7
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100 1 _aTurner, Bryan S.,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Religious and the Political :
_bA Comparative Sociology of Religion /
_cBryan S. Turner.
246 3 _aThe Religious & the Political
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (290 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520 _aWhile the relationships between ethics and religion, and violence and politics, are of enduring interest, the interface between religion and violence is one of the most problematic features of the contemporary world. Following in the tradition of Max Weber's historical and comparative study of religions, this book explores the many ways in which religion and politics are both combined and separated across different world religions and societies. Through a variety of case studies including the monarchy, marriage, law and conversion, Bryan S. Turner explores different manifestations of secularization, and how the separation of church and state is either compromised or abandoned. He considers how different states manage religion in culturally and religiously diverse societies and concludes with a discussion of the contemporary problems facing the liberal theory of freedom of religion. The underlying theoretical issue is the conditions for legitimacy of rule in modern societies experiencing global changes.
650 0 _aReligion and politics
650 0 _aReligion and sociology
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521858632
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511842900
942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
_ceBooks
999 _c37085
_d37085