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Navigating Religious Authority in Muslim Societies Islamist Movements and the Challenge of Globalisation
Globalisation stands as an indispensable lens through which to analyse current cultural, political, and social transformations. This prevailing...
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Introduction: Islam, Religious Authority and Islamist Movements in the Age of Globalisation
The chapter provides a concise overview of the Islam and globalisation debate, challenging the reductionist narrative that posits an inherent...
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Islamism in the Digital Age: The Role of Cyberspace in Transforming Religious Authority
The chapter discusses the impact of modern communication technology on the production of religious and political authority. It delves into the...
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Map** the Terrain of Islamism and Religious Authority: Insights from the Middle East, Southeast Asia and South Asia
This chapter presents a comparative analysis of the multifaceted and contested nature of religious authority in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and...
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Religious Authority in Islam: Resilient Patterns of Evolution From the Formative Period to Contemporary Times
This chapter examines the evolution of Islamic authority and its fragmentation in contemporary times. It initiates a historical inquiry by tracing...
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Disagreement and Religious Relevance
This chapter argues that recent work in philosophical epistemology of religious belief and disagreement can be meaningfully connected to related work...
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Religious Liberty in South Africa
This chapter aims to reflect broadly on the constitutional and legislative regimes governing religious liberty in South Africa. The aforesaid...
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Conclusion: Globalisation, Islamism and People’s Participation in Religious Discourse and Expression
This chapter offers a comprehensive summary of the book’s key findings, concentrating on the emergence of Islamist movements, their ongoing struggle...
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Religious Reasons in Political Discourse
Do religious reasons belong in political discourse? Let’s say that political discourse is discourse about which law or policy should be in effect, or...
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The Religious Life of the US Military
This chapter investigates formal and informal religious resources veterans have available to them. In addition to religious authorities, symbols,...
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Royal Supremacy and Religious Tolerance in Early Modern England
This chapter reconsiders the place of religious tolerance in early modern England, by examining the context of Royal Supremacy alongside the most...
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American Church—State Relations: Jefferson’s Conception of Religious Freedom
This chapter focuses on Thomas Jefferson’s philosophical thought about religious freedom. There is a consistent thread running through many of...
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Coming Home and the Evolution of Religious Identities
This chapter explores the difficulty of new veterans transitioning back to the civilian sector, where their warrior identity has less purchase in...
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Snāna in Early India: a Socio-religious Perspective
Scholars of the religious studies of India have long been intrigued by the seminal roles of rituals in diverse strands of the Hindu tradition. The...
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Religious, Secular, Scientific
This chapter explores the nature of one feature of modernity, secularism. This is done primarily with regard to how secularism relates to its dual,...
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Regulating Inimical Religious Practices: Practical Realities and a Constitutional Conundrum
This chapter examines the regulation of inimical religious practices in South Africa. It does so with reference aspects. First, it examines the...
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Introduction: What Is a Religious Form?
This book explores the Early Modern roots and contemporary relevance of a materialist perspective on the politics of religious diversity. The...
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Religious and Ethnic Minorities in Iran: An Introduction
The Islamic Republic of Iran has its political and ideological foundation in the teachings of Islam; thus, Islam is valid for all people and the...
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The Totalitarian Imagination Revisited: State Religious Education at the ‘Worldviews’ Watershed
The Totalitarian Imagination Revisited examines the origins and ends of religion in education at the ‘worldviews’ watershed. It does so against a...
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Pope John Paul II on Church, State, and the Ground of Religious Freedom
John Paul II devoted much of the time and energy of his papacy (1978–2005), 27 years long, to addressing practical issues in concrete situations...