The Secular in South, East, and Southeast Asia
Veer, Peter van der / Dean, Kenneth
This innovative edited collection provides a comprehensive analysis of modern secularism across Asia which contests and expands prevailing accounts that have predominantly focused on the West. Its authors highlight that terms like `secular¿, `secularization¿, and `secularism¿ do not carry the same meanings in the very different historical and cultural contexts of Asia. Critiquing Charles Taylor¿s account of secularism, this book examines what ...