Nation and Religion: Perspectives on Europe and AsiaPeter van der Veer, Hartmut Lehmann Does modernity make religion politically irrelevant? Conventional scholarly and popular wisdom says that it does. The prevailing view assumes that the onset of western modernity--characterized by the rise of nationalism, the dominance of capitalism, and the emergence of powerful state institutions--favors secularism and relegates religion to the purely private realm. This collection of essays on nationalism and religion in Europe and Asia challenges that view. Contributors show that religion and politics are mixed together in complex and vitally important ways not just in the East, but in the West as well. |
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Nation and Religion: Perspectives on Europe and Asia Peter van der Veer,Hartmut Lehmann Limited preview - 1999 |
Nation and Religion: Perspectives on Europe and Asia Peter van der Veer,Hartmut Lehmann Limited preview - 2020 |
Nation and Religion: Perspectives on Europe and Asia Peter van der Veer,Hartmut Lehmann No preview available - 1999 |