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1. The concept of secularism. 2. Secularism in ancient India. 3. The spirit of inherent unity of religions. 4. Echoes of secularism in modern India. 5. Gandhi's concept of secularism 6. Nehru's concept of secularism. 7. Secularism. Constituent assembly, constitutional provisions and parliamentary enactments. 8. Judicial interpretations of Indian secularism. 9. Aberrations of secularism. 10. Epilogue. The future of secularism

While Turkey has grown as a world power, promoting the image of a progressive and stable nation, several policy choices have strained its relationship with the East and the West. Providing social, historical, and religious context for Turkey's singular behavior, the essays in Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey examine issues relevant to Turkish debates and global concerns, from the state's position on religion and diversity to its involvement in the European Union.Written by experts in a range of disciplines, the chapters explore the Ottoman toleration of diversity during its classical

Introduction : rethinking political secularism : the multiculturalist challenge -- The racialisation of Muslims/Muslims as "race relations"actors -- Racism, culturalism and cultural racism -- Ethno-religious assertiveness out of racial equality -- Maintaining civility and the feelings of the hated -- Islamophobia and the struggle for recognition -- Pointing to a multicultural future : rethinking race, ethnicity, religion and britishness -- Multiculturalism and secularism -- Muslims, religious equality and secularism -- Multicultural citizenship and the Shari'a controversy in Britain -- Moderate secularism, religion as identity and respect for religion -- Multiculturalism and the "crisis of secularism" -- State-religion connexions and multicultural citizenship -- Multiculturalizing secularism -- Intercultural public intellectual engagement.

"Religion, Secularism, and Political Belonging rethinks the meaning of the secular/religion relationship across the globe, and with it the approach needed to conduct research in the Global Humanities today, by developing a translational approach to its comparative study of four distinct regions of the world-North America, the European Union, Israel/Palestine, and China"--

Table of Contents -- Introduction, by Jean L. Cohen -- Part I: Freedom of Religion or Human Rights -- 1. Religious Freedom and the Fate of Secularism, by Samuel Moyn -- 2. Religion: Ally, Threat, or Just Religion?, by Anne Phillips -- 3. Regulating Religion Beyond Borders: The Case of FGM/C, by Yasmine Ergas -- 4. Pluralism vs. Pluralism: Islam and Christianity in the European Court of Human Rights, by Christian Joppke -- Part II: Non-Establishments and Freedom of Religion -- 5. Rethinking Political Secularism and the American Model of Constitutional Dualism, by Jean L. Cohen

"This volume explores the dynamic life of religion and politics in France. The separation of Church and State and the autonomy of school education from religion are the two fundamental pillars of France as a Secular Republic. The historical construction of French Secularism (laïcité) was particularly marked by the strong opposition between the State and the Catholic Church. However, the religious disaffiliation of a significant proportion of the French strengthened State Secularism, which gradually became more consensual - despite some persisting tensions in the school context. Yet, in the last decades, several factors have revived public debate on laicity: the quarrel over 'sects' and new religious movements; controversies over Islam, today the second-largest religion in France; and, more recently, dispute over bioethics. Faced with these challenges, laicity as well as the religious groups involved have been changing. The authors of this book, ranking amongst the best French experts in the study of religion and secularism, introduce the reader to a living and lived laicity influenced by the social and religious dynamics of contemporary France. They demonstrate that the configurations of French Secularism are both more flexible and complex than they appear to be. The volume investigates the extent to which the French idea of secularisation has been pushed to be more thorough and radical in its interaction with its other European counterparts. A key work on French political thought, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of international politics, political philosophy, political sociology, and religion and politics"--

First published in 1999.