Religious pluralism, state and society in Asia / edited by Chiara Formichi.

"Taking a critical approach to the concept of 'religious pluralism', this book examines whether Asian societies favour one religion over a number of different religious traditions. It looks at the quality of relations that emerge in encounters among people of different religious tradi...

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Other Authors: Formichi, Chiara, 1982- (Editor), Kersten, Carool
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014.
Series:Routledge religion in contemporary Asia series.
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Summary:"Taking a critical approach to the concept of 'religious pluralism', this book examines whether Asian societies favour one religion over a number of different religious traditions. It looks at the quality of relations that emerge in encounters among people of different religious traditions or among people who hold different visions within the same tradition. Chapters focus in particular on the places of everyday religious diversity in Asian societies in order to explore how religious groups have confronted new situations of religious diversity. The book goes on to explore the conditions under which active religious pluralism emerges (or not) from material contexts of diversity"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 265 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1134575351
9781134575350
9781315887562
1315887568
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.