Secularisation, Religion and Multicultural Citizenship 1. Secularisation

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  • José Casanova
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Each of these terms, ‘secularisation’, ‘religion’ and ‘multicultural citizenship’, would require a separate and more systematic elaboration than the one I can offer in a single lecture. My aim in this chapter is simply to explore some interrelations between contemporary debates about secularisation, religion, and multicultural citizenship by adopting a global comparative perspective which may help to illuminate critically the European debates.

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تاریخ انتشار 2014