Religion and Societies : Asia and the Middle East.
Title:
Religion and Societies : Asia and the Middle East.
Author:
Caldarola, Carlo.
ISBN:
9783110823530
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (696 pages)
Series:
Religion and Society ; v.22
Religion and Society
Contents:
Preface -- Introductory Essay -- Islam -- Judaism -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- PART ONE: MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA -- 1. Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom of Islam -- 2. Israel: Searching for Identity -- 3. Egypt: Struggling with Secularization -- 5. Turkey: Islam and Westernization -- 6. Iran: Religious Orthodoxy and Heresy in Political Culture -- 7. Soviet Central Asia: A Religious Limbo -- PART TWO: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ASIA -- 8. Pakistan: The Dream of an Islamic State -- 9. India: The Politicization of a Sacred Society -- 10. Sri Lanka: The Evolutionary Dialectics of a Buddhist State -- 11. Thailand: A Sacred Society in Modern Garb -- 12. Vietnam: Searching for Integration -- 13. Malaysia: Islam in a Pluralistic Society -- 14. Indonesia: Searching for Consensus -- PART THREE: EAST ASIA -- 15. China: Religion in a Revolutionary Society -- 16. Taiwan: Old Gods and Modern Society -- 17. Korea: The Continuing Syncretism -- 18. Japan: Religious Syncretism in a Secular Society -- Notes on the Contributors -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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