Secularism, decolonisation, and the Cold War in South and Southeast Asia
The intensifying conflicts between religious communities in contemporary South and Southeast Asia signify the importance of gaining a clearer understanding of how societies have historically organised and mastered their religious diversity. A novel approach to studying secularism in Asia, the book d...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2018
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| Series: | Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia
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| Summary: | The intensifying conflicts between religious communities in contemporary South and Southeast Asia signify the importance of gaining a clearer understanding of how societies have historically organised and mastered their religious diversity. A novel approach to studying secularism in Asia, the book discusses the different ways that global transformations such as decolonisation and the Cold War interacted with local relations to re-shape and re-locate religion in society. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 305 pages 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-297) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138052024 (hardback) 1138052027 (hardback) |