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Sur's Ocean - Classic Hindi Poetry in Translation (Paperback): Surdas Sur's Ocean - Classic Hindi Poetry in Translation (Paperback)
Surdas; Translated by John Stratton Hawley
R470 R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Save R25 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"John Stratton Hawley miraculously manages to braid the charged erotic and divine qualities of Krishna, the many-named god, while introducing us-with subtle occasional rhyme-to a vividly particularized world of prayers and crocodile earrings, spiritual longing and love-struck bees." -Forrest Gander, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry An award-winning translation of Hindi verses composed by one of India's treasured poets. The blind poet Surdas has been regarded as the epitome of artistry in Hindi verse from the end of the sixteenth century, when he lived, to the present day. His fame rests upon his remarkable refashioning of the widely known narrative of the Hindu deity Krishna and his lover Radha into lyrics that are at once elegant and approachable. Surdas's popularity led to the proliferation, through an energetic oral tradition, of poems ascribed to him, known collectively as the Sursagar. This award-winning translation reconstructs the early tradition of Surdas's verse-the poems that were known to the singers of Surdas's own time as his. Here Surdas stands out with a clarity never before achieved.

Devotional Spaces of a Global Saint - Shirdi Sai Baba's Presence (Hardcover): Smriti Srinivas, Neelima Jeychandran, Allen... Devotional Spaces of a Global Saint - Shirdi Sai Baba's Presence (Hardcover)
Smriti Srinivas, Neelima Jeychandran, Allen Roberts
R3,770 Discovery Miles 37 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Devotional Spaces of a Global Saint focuses on the presence and contemporaneity of Shirdi Sai Baba (d.1918), who has a vast following in postcolonial South Asia and an ever-growing global diaspora. Essays consider the saint's influence on everyday life and how visual, narrative, textual, sensorial, performative, political, social, and spatial practices interpenetrate to produce multiple terrains of devotion. Contributions by twelve scholars of several academic disciplines explore eruptions and circulations of sacred materials, spatialities of devotional practices, visual and digital imaginaries, transcultural narrativizations, and material affects and effects of Sai Baba. The presentation transcends routine scholarly discussions about sainthood, cultures of worship, religious objects, Hinduism and Islam. Shirdi Sai Baba's presence conveys inspiration and healing energies and he accepted the entreaties of people of all castes and creeds, offering an alternative to communal ideologies of his time - and the present. Considerations of Shirdi Sai Baba's milieux of devotional praxis situate and localize debates about the meaning of nation and religion, past and present, urbanization, and class identity in transitions from colonial to postcolonial/global South Asia. The book expands the boundaries of the study of Shirdi Sai Baba and makes important contributions to South Asia Studies, Anthropology, Religious Studies, Global Studies, Urban Studies, Indian Ocean Studies, Inter-Asian Studies, Visual and Media Studies, and Cultural Geography.

Twenty-Four Aspects Of Mother Kali (Paperback, illustrated edition): Babaji Bob Kindler Twenty-Four Aspects Of Mother Kali (Paperback, illustrated edition)
Babaji Bob Kindler
R559 Discovery Miles 5 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Few books or writings are available on Mother Kali, the primordial Goddess and the Divine Mother of the Universe. Twenty-four powerful representations which attend Her remarkable personage and which are eternal portions of Her august form are discussed. Describing many of Her divine aspects and rendering them clear to the contemporary reader, demystifying perplexing issues and removing age-old fallacies while still maintaining the rich meaning and symbology of Her astounding Presence.

The Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth - Power, Preservation and Mirrored Mahatmyas in the Markandeya Purana (Paperback): Raj... The Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth - Power, Preservation and Mirrored Mahatmyas in the Markandeya Purana (Paperback)
Raj Balkaran
R1,229 Discovery Miles 12 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In analyzing the parallels between myths glorifying the Indian Great Goddess, Durga, and those glorifying the Sun, Surya, found in the Marka??eya Pura?a, this book argues for an ideological ecosystem at work in the Marka??eya Pura?a privileging worldly values, of which Indian kings, the Goddess (Devi), the Sun (Surya), Manu and Marka??eya himself are paragons. This book features a salient discovery in Sanskrit narrative text: just as the Marka??eya Pura?a houses the Devi Mahatmya glorifying the supremacy of the Indian Great Goddess, Durga, it also houses a Surya Mahatmya, glorifying the supremacy of the Sun, Surya, in much the same manner. This book argues that these mahatmyas were meaningfully and purposefully positioned in the Marka??eya Pura?a, while previous scholarship has considered this haphazard interpolation for sectarian aims. The book demonstrates that deliberate compositional strategies make up the Saura-Sakta symbiosis found in these mirrored mahatmyas. Moreover, the author explores what he calls the "dharmic double helix" of Brahmanism, most explicitly articulated by the structural opposition between prav?tti (worldly) and niv?tti (other-worldy) dharmas. As the first narrative study of the Surya Mahatmya, along with the first study of the Marka??eya Pura?a (or any Pura?a), as a narrative whole, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of Religion, Hindu Studies, South Asian Studies, Goddess Studies, Narrative Theory and Comparative Mythology.

An Indian Tantric Tradition and Its Modern Global Revival - Contemporary Nondual Saivism (Paperback): D E Osto An Indian Tantric Tradition and Its Modern Global Revival - Contemporary Nondual Saivism (Paperback)
D E Osto
R1,246 Discovery Miles 12 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book analyzes the contemporary global revival of Nondual Saivism, a thousand-year-old medieval Hindu religious philosophy. Providing a historical overview of the seminal people and groups responsible for the revival, the book compares the tradition's medieval Indian origins to modern forms, which are situated within distinctively contemporary religious, economic and technological contexts. The author bridges the current gap in the literature between "insider" (emic) and "outsider" (etic) perspectives by examining modern Nondual Saivism from multiple standpoints as both a critical scholar of religion and an empathetic participant-observer. The book explores modern Nondual Saivism in relation to recent scholarly debates concerning the legitimacy of New Age consumptive spirituality, the global spiritual marketplace and the contemporary culture of narcissism. It also analyzes the dark side of the revived tradition, and investigates contemporary teachers accused of sexual abuse and illegal financial activities in relation to unique features of Nondual Saivism's theosophy and modern scholarship on new religious movements (NRMs) and cults. This book shows that, although Kashmir Saivism has been adopted by certain teachers and groups to market their own brand of "High Tantra," some contemporary practitioners have remained true to the system's fundamental tenets and teach authentic (albeit modern) forms of Nondual Saivism. This book will be of interest to academics in the fields of religion and Asian philosophies, especially South Asian, tantric, neo-tantric and yoga philosophies, alternative and New Age spiritualities, religion and consumerism, and NRMs and cults. Winner of the inaugural 2021 New Zealand Asia Society Book Award, second prize.

Principal Upanishads (Paperback): Alan Jacobs Principal Upanishads (Paperback)
Alan Jacobs
R437 Discovery Miles 4 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The "Upanishads" are the sacred writings of Hinduism. They are perhaps the greatest of all the books in the history of world religions. Their origins predate recorded history, being revealed to the Rishis of the Vedic civilization some 5000 to 10,000 years ago. Many see them as the kernel of the mystical, philosophical truths that are the basis of the Higher World religion of Hinduism, their cradle, of which Buddhism is a successor and Judaism is an offshoot. With Islam and Christianity being offshoots of Judaism, this makes them the foundational documents for understanding and practising religion today. Much of the original text of the "Upanishads" is archaic and occasionally corrupted, but it does convey a moral and ethical thrust that is abundantly clear. Alan Jacobs uses modern free verse to convey the essential meaning and part of the original text. He omits Sanskrit words as far as possible and the commentary provided is contemporary rather than ancient.

Devas, Demons and Buddhist Cosmology in Sri Lanka - Apotheosis and the Spiritual Progression of Huniyam (Hardcover): Achala... Devas, Demons and Buddhist Cosmology in Sri Lanka - Apotheosis and the Spiritual Progression of Huniyam (Hardcover)
Achala Gunasekara-Rockwell
R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A unqiue study on the worship of devas and demons in Sri Lanka, illustrating how diverse influences interacted to create the Sinhala Buddhist cosmology.

Modern Transnational Yoga - The Transmission of Posture Practice (Paperback): Hannah K. Bartos Modern Transnational Yoga - The Transmission of Posture Practice (Paperback)
Hannah K. Bartos
R1,238 Discovery Miles 12 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first book to address the social organisation of modern yoga practice as a primary focus of investigation and to undertake a comparative analysis to explore why certain styles of yoga have successfully transcended geographical boundaries and endured over time, whilst others have dwindled and failed. Using fresh empirical data of the different ways in which posture practice was disseminated transnationally by Krishnamacharya, Sivananda and their leading disciples, the book provides an original perspective. The author draws upon extensive archival research and numerous fieldwork interviews in India and the UK to consider how the field of yoga we experience today was shaped by historic decisions about how it was transmitted. The book examines the specific ways in which a small group of yogis organised their practices and practitioners to popularise their styles of yoga to mainstream audiences outside of India. It suggests that one of the most overlooked contributions has been that of Sivananda Saraswati (1887-1963) for whom this study finds his early example acted as a cornerstone for the growth of posture practice. Outlining how yoga practice is organised today on the world stage, how leading brands fit into the wider field of modern yoga practice and how historical developments led to a mainstream globalised practice, this book will be of interest to researchers in the field of Yoga Studies, Religious Studies, Hindu Studies, South Asian History, Sociology and Organisational Studies.

Mahayana Buddhism - The Doctrinal Foundations (Paperback, 2nd edition): Paul Williams Mahayana Buddhism - The Doctrinal Foundations (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Paul Williams
R1,378 Discovery Miles 13 780 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Originating in India, Mahayana Buddhism spread across Asia, becoming the prevalent form of Buddhism in Tibet and East Asia. Over the last twenty-five years Western interest in Mahayana has increased considerably, reflected both in the quantity of scholarly material produced and in the attraction of Westerners towards Tibetan Buddhism and Zen.

Paul Williams Mahayana Buddhism is widely regarded as the standard introduction to the field, used internationally for teaching and research and has been translated into several European and Asian languages. This new edition has been fully revised throughout in the light of the wealth of new studies and focuses on the religion 's diversity and richness. It includes much more material on China and Japan, with appropriate reference to Nepal, and for students who wish to carry their study further there is a much-expanded bibliography and extensive footnotes and cross-referencing. Everyone studying this important tradition will find Williams book the ideal companion to their studies.

Hinduism and Popular Cults in Mauritius - Sacred Religion and Plantation Economy (Hardcover): Suzanne Chazan-Gillig,... Hinduism and Popular Cults in Mauritius - Sacred Religion and Plantation Economy (Hardcover)
Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, Pavitranand Ramhota
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1) This is the first comprehensive book on Mauritian Hinduism. 2) It contains a rich ethnographic study of the changing Mauritian society. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of religion, Hinduism, social anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, diaspora studies, sociology of religion and African studies.

Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation - Transformation and Reinvention (Hardcover): Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, Pavitranand Ramhota Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation - Transformation and Reinvention (Hardcover)
Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, Pavitranand Ramhota
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1) This is the first comprehensive book on Mauritian Hinduism. 2) It contains a rich ethnographic study of the changing Mauritian society. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of religion, Hinduism, social anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, diaspora studies, sociology of religion and African studies.

The Routledge Handbook of Buddhist-Christian Studies (Hardcover): Carol Anderson, Thomas Cattoi The Routledge Handbook of Buddhist-Christian Studies (Hardcover)
Carol Anderson, Thomas Cattoi
R6,458 Discovery Miles 64 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A comprehensive and authoritative collection on Buddhist-Christian relations with contributions from leading figures in the field Deep and thorough coverage of Buddhist-Christian relations, essential for any student of religious studies, Buddhist studies, studies in Christianty or Asian religions. Given the intense debate around Buddhist-Christian relations The Routledge Handbook of Buddhist-Christian Relations is an outstanding reference source to these key topics, problems and debates.

Indian Buddhist Studies on Non-Buddhist Theories of a Self - The Studies of Santaraksita and Kamalasila on the Nyaya-Vaisesika,... Indian Buddhist Studies on Non-Buddhist Theories of a Self - The Studies of Santaraksita and Kamalasila on the Nyaya-Vaisesika, Mimamsa, Samkhya, Jain, Vedanta and Vatsiputriya Theories of a Self (Hardcover)
James Duerlinger
R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book addresses prominent views on the nature of the self in Indian philosophical traditions and presents Buddhist critiques of those conceptions through the translation and commentary on Santaraksita's chapter in the Tattvasamgraha on theories of a self and Kamala-sila's commentary on it in his Tattvasamgrahapanjika. The book is comprised of an introduction presenting the theories of a self in the Indian Buddhist Middle Way philosophies and in the different philosophical schools Santaraksita and Kamalasila study and offers a background for the translation. The detailed translation that follows reveals the theories of a self that are explained in the philosophical schools in India called the Nyaya-Vaisesika, Mimamsa, Samkhya, Jain, Advaita Vedanta, and Vatsiputriya. It is complemented by a thorough commentary by the author which brings the text to light for a modern audience. A useful contribution to Indian philosophy and global philosophy, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of Philosophy, Religious Studies and Buddhist Studies.

Hinduism and Popular Cults in Mauritius - Sacred Religion and Plantation Economy (Paperback): Suzanne Chazan-Gillig,... Hinduism and Popular Cults in Mauritius - Sacred Religion and Plantation Economy (Paperback)
Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, Pavitranand Ramhota
R1,142 Discovery Miles 11 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1) This is the first comprehensive book on Mauritian Hinduism. 2) It contains a rich ethnographic study of the changing Mauritian society. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of religion, Hinduism, social anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, diaspora studies, sociology of religion and African studies.

Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation - Transformation and Reinvention (Paperback): Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, Pavitranand Ramhota Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation - Transformation and Reinvention (Paperback)
Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, Pavitranand Ramhota
R1,148 Discovery Miles 11 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1) This is the first comprehensive book on Mauritian Hinduism. 2) It contains a rich ethnographic study of the changing Mauritian society. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of religion, Hinduism, social anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, diaspora studies, sociology of religion and African studies.

The Goddess Re-discovered - Gender and Sexuality in Religious Texts of Medieval Bengal (Hardcover): Saumitra Chakravarty The Goddess Re-discovered - Gender and Sexuality in Religious Texts of Medieval Bengal (Hardcover)
Saumitra Chakravarty
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1) The book critically analyses questions of gender and sexuality in the medieval religious texts of Bengal. 2) It contains rich archival resources to understand the projection of the goddess in the text. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of South Asian studies across UK.

Eastern and Western Traditions, 13 (Hardcover): Sanghara Kshita Eastern and Western Traditions, 13 (Hardcover)
Sanghara Kshita
R983 Discovery Miles 9 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this volume Sangharakshita approaches communicating Buddhism in the West from two very different, but equally illuminating, angles. In the first part, in talks given in the early years of his teaching in England, he introduces the apparently exotic worlds of Tibetan Buddhism (1965) and its creative symbols (1972) and Zen Buddhism (1965), clarifying their mysteries while also somehow allowing them to work their magic. In the second part, by contrast, he examines the practice of Buddhism in the context of Western culture. In the polemical paper The FWBO and 'Protestant Buddhism' (first published in 1992) he looks at the characteristics of the Triratna community (the FWBO at the time of writing) as it was 25 years after its founding, in a response to an academic's assessment of the nascent Buddhist movement. And in From Genesis to the Diamond Sutra (first published in 2005) he reveals his own attitude to the literature and doctrines of Christianity, including the Christian view of homosexuality, in a multi-faceted exploration which includes autobiographical material not found anywhere else in his written work.

Negotiating Linguistic and Religious Diversity - A Tamil Hindu Temple in Australia (Hardcover): Nirukshi Perera Negotiating Linguistic and Religious Diversity - A Tamil Hindu Temple in Australia (Hardcover)
Nirukshi Perera
R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Diversity is a buzzword of our times and yet the extent of religious diversity in Western societies is generally misconceived. This ground-breaking research draws attention to the journey of one migrant religious institution in an era of religious superdiversity. Based on a sociolinguistic ethnography in a Tamil Saivite temple in Australia, the book explores the challenges for the institution in maintaining its linguistic and cultural identity in a new context. The temple is faced with catering for devotees of diverse ethnicities, languages, and religious interpretations; not to mention divergent views between different generations of migrants who share ethnicity and language. At the same time, core members of the temple seek to continue religious and cultural practices according to the traditions of their homelands in Sri Lanka, a country where their identity and language has been under threat. The study offers a rich picture of changing language practices in a diasporic religious institution. Perera inspects language ideology considerations in the design of institutional language policy and how such policy manifests in language use in the temple spaces. This includes the temple's Sunday school where heritage language and religion interplay in second-generation migrant adolescents' identifications and discourse.

The Routledge Handbook of Indian Buddhist Philosophy (Hardcover): William Edelglass, Pierre-Julien Harter, Sara McClintock The Routledge Handbook of Indian Buddhist Philosophy (Hardcover)
William Edelglass, Pierre-Julien Harter, Sara McClintock
R6,477 Discovery Miles 64 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Incredibly thorough overview of Indian Buddhist philosophy, organised by thinker to give a comprehensive overview of texts and themes Very strong team of editors and international line up of contributors Focus on Indian Buddhist philosophy allows each thinker to explored in depth, in contrast to competing volumes

The Mind Illuminated - A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness... The Mind Illuminated - A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness (Paperback)
John Yates, Matthew Immergut, Jeremy Graves
R799 R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Save R161 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Popular Hinduism, Stories and Mobile Performances - The Voice of Morari Bapu in Multiple Media (Hardcover): inal Pande Popular Hinduism, Stories and Mobile Performances - The Voice of Morari Bapu in Multiple Media (Hardcover)
inal Pande
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book addresses the recent transformations of popular Hinduism by focusing upon the religious cum artistic practice of Ramkatha, staged narratives of the Ramcharitmanas. Focusing on the sensory and media experiences, the author examines the aesthetics and dynamics of the Ramkatha ethnoscape through participant-observation in everyday practices, and how it particularly, translates politics from the realm of religion. Besides being socially constructed, the Ramkatha heavily relies on technologies for its production and continuation. Negotiated through a telling of Hindu religious stories, the mediated voice of Morari Bapu, a former school-teacher turned narrator, is a major medium of performance transposed into multiple media such as theatre, stage, music and spectacle. The book engages with voice as a vehicle of meaning to scrutinize its discursive production, imagination and re-production across mobile contexts. It investigates how the transnationally disseminated practices re-contextualize religious subjectivities of an affective community enmeshed in spatio-sensorial modes. The book will be of interest to academic audiences in the fields of South Asian Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, as well as Performance Studies and Religious Studies.

Phenomenological Reflections on Mindfulness in the Buddhist Tradition (Hardcover): Erol Copelj Phenomenological Reflections on Mindfulness in the Buddhist Tradition (Hardcover)
Erol Copelj
R3,927 Discovery Miles 39 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book offers an original phenomenological description of mindfulness and related phenomena, such as concentration (samadhi) and the practice of insight (vipassana). It demonstrates that phenomenological method has the power to reanimate ancient Buddhist texts, giving new life to the phenomena at which those texts point. Beginning with descriptions of how mindfulness is encountered in everyday, pre-philosophical life, the book moves on to an analysis of how the Pali Nikayas of Theravada Buddhism define mindfulness and the practice of cultivating it. It then offers a critique of the contemporary attempts to explain mindfulness as a kind of attention. The author argues that mindfulness is not attention, nor can it be understood as a mere modification of the attentive process. Rather, becoming mindful involves a radical shift in perspective. According to the author's account, being mindful is the feeling of being tuned-in to the open horizon, which is contrasted with Edmund Husserl's transcendental horizon. The book also elucidates the difference between the practice of cultivating mindfulness with the practice of the phenomenological epoche, which reveals new possibilities for the practice of phenomenology itself. Phenomenological Reflections on Mindfulness in the Buddhist Tradition will appeal to scholars and advanced students interested in phenomenology, Buddhist philosophy, and comparative philosophy.

Moral Partiality (Hardcover): Yong Li Moral Partiality (Hardcover)
Yong Li; Contributions by Yanling Feng
R4,051 Discovery Miles 40 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Draws on Tomans Aquinas' theory to interpret Confucian view of partial relationships. Provides cogent arguments in terms of familial partiality and egalitarian impartiality. Proposes a binary metrics to understand the Confucian family-oriented ethics. The approach to Confucianism in this book is interdisciplinary and quite new to readers.

Routledge Handbook of South Asian Religions (Paperback): Knut A. Jacobsen Routledge Handbook of South Asian Religions (Paperback)
Knut A. Jacobsen
R1,388 Discovery Miles 13 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Routledge Handbook of South Asian Religions presents critical research, overviews, and case studies on religion in historical South Asia, in the seven nation states of contemporary South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, and in the South Asian diaspora. Chapters by an international set of experts analyse formative developments, roots, changes and transformations, religious practices and ideas, identities, relations, territorialisation, and globalisation in historical and contemporary South Asia. The Handbook is divided into two parts which first analyse historical South Asian religions and their developments and second contemporary South Asia religions that are influenced by both religious pluralism and their close connection to nation states and their ideological power. Contributors argue that religion has been used as a tool for creating nations as well as majorities within those nations in South Asia, despite their enormous diversity, in particular religious diversity. The Handbook explores these diversities and tensions, historical developments, and the present situation across religious traditions by utilising an array of approaches and from the point of view of various academic disciplines. Drawing together a remarkable collection of leading and emerging scholars, this handbook is an invaluable research tool and will be of interest to researchers and students in the fields of Asian religion, religion in context, and South Asian religions.

Routledge Handbook of Freedom of Religion or Belief (Paperback): Silvio Ferrari, Mark Hill Qc, Arif A. Jamal, Rossella Bottoni Routledge Handbook of Freedom of Religion or Belief (Paperback)
Silvio Ferrari, Mark Hill Qc, Arif A. Jamal, Rossella Bottoni
R1,394 Discovery Miles 13 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Freedom of religion is an issue of universal interest and scope. However, in the last two centuries at least, the philosophical, religious and legal terms of the question have been largely defined in the West. In an increasingly global world, widening our knowledge of this right's roots in different cultural and legal systems becomes a priority. This Handbook seeks to attain this goal through a better understanding of the historical roots and expressions of the right to freedom of religion on the one hand and, on the other, of its theological background in different religious traditions. History and theology provide the setting for the analysis of the politics of freedom of religion, that is, how this right is used in the context of the dialogue/confrontation between countries placed in different cultural regions of the world, and of the legal strategies and tools that have been developed and are employed to protect and foster the right to freedom of religion. Behind these legal and political strategies, there is an ongoing debate about the nature of this right, whose main features are explored in the final section. Global, historical and interdisciplinary in approach, this book studies the new relevance of freedom of religion worldwide and develops suitable categories to analyze and understand the role that freedom of religion can play in managing religious and cultural diversity in our societies. Authored by experts, through the contributions collected in these chapters, scholars and students will be able to broaden and deepen their knowledge of the right to freedom of religion and to develop the ability to go beyond the borders of the different cultural environments in which this right took shape and developed.

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