Nation and Religion by Peter Van Der Veer
Shows that religion and politics are mixed together in complex and vitally important ways not just in the East, but in the West as well. This volume examines the qualities of religious discourse and practice that can be used for nationalist purposes, paying attention to how religion can help to give meaning to sacrifice in national struggle.
"Nation and Religion urges us to rethink the received historical interpretation that associates the onset of western modernity with the separation of the private world of religion from the public domain of politics"—Gyan Prakash, Princeton University
"Van der Veer and Lehmann have collected eminent scholars to focus on the manifold connections between religion and nationalism. . . . There are keen scholarly insights here that will appeal to a wide readership."—Prasenjit Duara, University of Chicago
"Van der Veer and Lehmann have collected eminent scholars to focus on the manifold connections between religion and nationalism. . . . There are keen scholarly insights here that will appeal to a wide readership."—Prasenjit Duara, University of Chicago
Peter van der Veer is Professor of Comparative Religion and Director of the Research Center for Religion and Society at the University of Amsterdam. Hartmut Lehmann is Director of the Max Planck Institute for History in Göttingen.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691012322 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691012326 |
| Title | Nation and Religion |
| Author | Peter Van Der Veer |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1999-05-02 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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