Secular State and Religious Society
Berna . Ed(S): Turam
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Description for Secular State and Religious Society
Paperback. Based on a conference held in Amherst, Mass. and Hampshire College. Editor(s): Turam, Berna. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
On the basis of original, empirically rich, and theoretically sound social research, the chapters in this volume reveal and analyze the complex relations between the secular government of Turkey and the religious persons and society within the Turkish state.
On the basis of original, empirically rich, and theoretically sound social research, the chapters in this volume reveal and analyze the complex relations between the secular government of Turkey and the religious persons and society within the Turkish state.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349341658
SKU
V9781349341658
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99-15
About Berna . Ed(S): Turam
BERNA TURAM Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Northeastern University, USA.
Reviews for Secular State and Religious Society
"How do we account for the relationship between the secular state and pious society? Rather than viewing the two as mutually exclusive, the studies in this volume, built on the Turkish experience, skillfully illustrate how a secular state can engage and accommodate the exigencies of a religious society. The lesson may be highly instructive to the emerging democracies in the ... Read more