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Religion in the Neoliberal Age - Political Economy and Modes of Governance (Paperback)
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Religion in the Neoliberal Age - Political Economy and Modes of Governance (Paperback)
Series: AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Series
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This book, together with a complementary volume 'Religion in
Consumer Society', focuses on religion, neoliberalism and consumer
society; offering an overview of an emerging field of research in
the study of contemporary religion. Claiming that we are entering a
new phase of state-religion relations, the editors examine how this
is historically anchored in modernity but affected by
neoliberalization and globalization of society and social life.
Seemingly distant developments, such as marketization and
commoditization of religion as well as legalization and
securitization of social conflicts, are transforming historical
expressions of 'religion' and 'religiosity' yet these changes are
seldom if ever understood as forming a coherent, structured and
systemic ensemble. 'Religion in the Neoliberal Age' includes an
extensive introduction framing the research area, and linking it to
existing scholarship, before looking at four key issues: 1. How
changes in state structures have empowered new modes of religious
activity in welfare production and the delivery of a range of state
services; 2. How are religion-state relations transforming under
the pressures of globalization and neoliberalism; 3. How historical
churches and their administrations are undergoing change due to
structural changes in society, and what new forms of religious body
are emerging; 4. How have law and security become new areas for
solving religious conflicts. Outlining changes in both the
political-institutional and cultural spheres, the contributors
offer an international overview of developments in different
countries and state of the art representation of religion in the
new global political economy.
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