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The secular and the sacred : nation, religion, and politics /

The relationship of religion to freedom and democracy has been a matter of controversy throughout known history. Locke believed that religion is not compatible with individual freedom or democracy. These essays explore the links between nation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Safran, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2003.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / William Safran
  • Religion and politics in American democracy / Horst Mewes
  • Religion and politics in the United States / Corwin Smidt ... [and others]
  • Religion and laïcité in a Jacobin republic: the case of France / William Safran
  • The significance of religion in British politics / Josephine E. Squires
  • Religion, national identity, and the conflict in Northern Ireland / Adrian Guelke
  • Church and state after transition to democracy: the case of Spain / Victor Urrutia Abaigar
  • Poland's transition to a democratic republic: the taming of the sacred? / Ray Taras
  • Greece: a problematic secular state / Adamantia Pollis
  • Religion and collective identity: the ethnopolitical barriers to democratization in the Balkans / Steven Majstorovic
  • Religion, politics, and democracy in Turkey / Joseph S. Szyliowicz
  • Religion and state in Israel: another round of an ancient conflict among the Jews / Ira Sharkansky
  • Secularism in India: accepted principle, contentious interpretation / Swarna Rajagopalan.