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Political Secularism, Religion, and the State : A Time Series Analysis of Worldwide Data
- Title
- Political Secularism, Religion, and the State : A Time Series Analysis of Worldwide Data / Jonathan Fox.
- Author
- Fox, Jonathan, 1968-
- Publication
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Supplementary Content
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Details
- Description
- ix, 285 pages : illustrations, charts; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "This book examines 111 types of state religion policy in 177 countries between 1990 and 2008. Jonathan Fox argues that policy is largely a result of the competition between political secular actors and religious actors, both of which try to influence state religion policy. While there are other factors that influence state religion policy and both the secular and religious camps are divided, Fox offers that the secular-religious competition perspective provides critical insight into the nature of religious politics across the globe. While many states have both increased and decreased their involvement in religion, Fox demonstrates that states that have become more involved in religion are far more common"--
- Series Statement
- Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index.
- Language (note)
- Text in English.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Secularism or secularization?: the secular-religious competition perspective and beyond -- 3. Establishment, support, neutrality, or hostility: the varieties of official religion policy -- 4. State support for religion -- 5. Regulation, restriction, and control of the majority religion or all religions -- 6. Religious discrimination -- 7. Education, abortion, and proselytizing -- 8. Religion in constitutions -- 9. Conclusions -- Appendix:. Data collection and reliability.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-3835
- ISBN
- 9781107076747 (hardback)
- 1107076749 (hardback)
- 9781107433915 (paperback)
- 1107433916 (paperback)
- LCCN
- 2014037190
- OCLC
- 895030120
- Author
- Fox, Jonathan, 1968- author.
- Title
- Political Secularism, Religion, and the State : A Time Series Analysis of Worldwide Data / Jonathan Fox.
- Publisher
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politicsCambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index.
- Language
- Text in English.
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- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-3835