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Auteur(s) : Six, Clemens (1975-....)
Titre(s) : Secularism, decolonisation, and the Cold War in South and Southeast Asia [Texte imprimé] / Clemens Six
Publication : London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018
Description matérielle : xii, 305 pages ; 25 cm
Collection : Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 126
Lien à la collection : Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia
Comprend : Traces of a transnational mindset : thinking secularism for the post-colonial era
; Contesting urban space : places of worship, the secular state, and social disintegration
in post-partition Delhi ; Prosecuting the non-secular : the conflict with the RSS
in Delhi after partition ; Re-defining secularism in the Cold War : Christian missionaries
in Malaya's new villages, 1948-1960 ; (Anti)secularism and social struggle : Christian
and Islamic groups during the anti-communist mass murder in Indonesia, 1965-66 ;
Religion and secular education in Java, Singapore, and India.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-297) and index
"The intensifying conflicts between religious communities in contemporary South and
Southeast Asia signify the importance of gaining a clearer understanding of how societies
have historically organised and mastered their religious diversity. Based on extensive
archival research in Asia, Europe, and the United States this book suggests a new
approach to interpreting and explaining secularism not as a Western concept but as
a distinct form of practice in 20th century global history. In six case studies on
the contemporary history of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore it analyses
secularism as a project to create a high degree of distance between the state and
religion during the era of decolonisation and the emerging Cold War between 1945 and
1970. To demonstrate the interplay between local and transnational dynamics, the case
studies look at patterns of urban planning, the struggle against religious nationalism,
conflicts around religious education, and (anti)communism as a dispute over secularism
and social reform. The book emphasises in particular the role of non-state actors
as key supporters of secular statehood--a role that has thus far not received sufficient
attention. A novel approach to studying secularism in Asia, the book discusses the
different ways that global transformations such as decolonisation and the Cold War
interacted with local relations to re-shape and re-locate religion in society"
Sujet(s) : Guerre froide
Sécularisme (philosophie) -- Asie du Sud
Sécularisme (philosophie) -- Asie du Sud-Est
Décolonisation -- Asie du Sud
Décolonisation -- Asie du Sud-Est
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781138052024. - ISBN 1138052027. - ISBN 9781315168043 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45320976t
Notice n° :
FRBNF45320976
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
