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Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century
Peter Van Der Veer
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Description for Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century
Hardback. Presents a creative and innovative role of urban aspirations in Asian world cities. This book shows how projects of secularism come up against projects and ambitions of a religious nature, a particular form of contestation that takes the city as its public arena. Editor(s): Veer, Peter van der. Num Pages: 488 pages, 2 maps, 2 black and white, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAC; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 264 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Handbook of Religion and the Asian City highlights the creative and innovative role of urban aspirations in Asian world cities. It does not assume that religion is of the past and that the urban is secular, but instead points out that urban politics and governance often manifest religious boundaries and sensibilities in short, that public religion is politics. The essays in this book show how projects of secularism come up against projects and ambitions of a religious nature, a particular form of contestation that takes the city as its public arena. Questioning the limits of cities like Mumbai, Singapore, Seoul, ... Read more
Handbook of Religion and the Asian City highlights the creative and innovative role of urban aspirations in Asian world cities. It does not assume that religion is of the past and that the urban is secular, but instead points out that urban politics and governance often manifest religious boundaries and sensibilities in short, that public religion is politics. The essays in this book show how projects of secularism come up against projects and ambitions of a religious nature, a particular form of contestation that takes the city as its public arena. Questioning the limits of cities like Mumbai, Singapore, Seoul, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1029g
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520281226
SKU
V9780520281226
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About Peter Van Der Veer
Peter van der Veer is Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Gottingen and University Professor at Large at Utrecht University. He is the author of The Modern Spirit of Asia, Gods on Earth, Religious Nationalism, and Imperial Encounters, among other publications.
Reviews for Handbook of Religion and the Asian City: Aspiration and Urbanization in the Twenty-First Century
"The book is successful in unpacking an original research question and assessing a set of concepts that deserve more nuanced articulations. It is a book worth reading." Social Sciences and Missions