World religions and multiculturalism : a dialectic relation /
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Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010. |
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Description: | xiv, 408 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | International comparative social studies, 1568-4474 ; v. 23 International comparative social studies ; v. 23. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8451290 |
Summary: | This book is about new forms of religious activities emerging in the context of their dialectic relations with contemporary multicultural realities. World religions are effectively a major agent of the multiculturalization of contemporary societies. However, multiculturalism pushes them not only toward change but also toward new conflicts. |
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Physical Description: | xiv, 408 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-392) and index. |
ISBN: | 9789004188921 9004188924 |
ISSN: | 1568-4474 ; |