Religion and the State

<p>With a clear statement of the theoretical issues in the debates about secularization and post-secularism ‘Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology' considers a number of major case studies - from China Europe Singapore and South Asia – in order to understand the rise of public religions in the modern state. By distinguishing between political secularization – the separation of state and religion – and social secularization – the transformation of the everyday practice of religion – this volume offers an integrating framework within which to analyze these different societies.</p>