Religion and Societies
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Religion and Societies

Asia and the Middle East

  1. 696 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Religion and Societies

Asia and the Middle East

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Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9789027932594
eBook ISBN
9783110823530

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Introductory Essay
  3. Islam
  4. Judaism
  5. Hinduism
  6. Buddhism
  7. PART ONE: MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA
  8. 1. Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom of Islam
  9. 2. Israel: Searching for Identity
  10. 3. Egypt: Struggling with Secularization
  11. 5. Turkey: Islam and Westernization
  12. 6. Iran: Religious Orthodoxy and Heresy in Political Culture
  13. 7. Soviet Central Asia: A Religious Limbo
  14. PART TWO: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA
  15. 8. Pakistan: The Dream of an Islamic State
  16. 9. India: The Politicization of a Sacred Society
  17. 10. Sri Lanka: The Evolutionary Dialectics of a Buddhist State
  18. 11. Thailand: A Sacred Society in Modern Garb
  19. 12. Vietnam: Searching for Integration
  20. 13. Malaysia: Islam in a Pluralistic Society
  21. 14. Indonesia: Searching for Consensus
  22. PART THREE: EAST ASIA
  23. 15. China: Religion in a Revolutionary Society
  24. 16. Taiwan: Old Gods and Modern Society
  25. 17. Korea: The Continuing Syncretism
  26. 18. Japan: Religious Syncretism in a Secular Society
  27. Notes on the Contributors
  28. Index of Names
  29. Index of Subjects