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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.

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

First published in 1999.

Religion and spirituality have been scarcely addressed in heritage preservation history, discourse, and practice. More recently, increased interest in the intersections between the study of religion and heritage preservation in both academic studies and institutional initiatives highlight obstacles that the field has yet to overcome theoretically and methodologically. This Element surveys the convergences of religious and heritage traditions. It argues that the critical heritage turn has not adequately considered the legacy of secularism that underpins the history and contemporary practices of heritage preservation. This omission is what has left the field of heritage studies ill-equipped to support the study and management of a heritage of religion broadly construed