Beschreibung:
Transnational migration has contributed to the rise of religious diversity in Western societies. Regulating Difference employs a transatlantic comparison to show how nation-building, religious heritage-making and divergent interpretations of secularism are co-implicated in shaping religious diversity. It argues that religious diversity has become central for governing national and urban spaces.
ContentsIntroduction Religious Diversity, Secularism and Nationhood1 Theorizing Religious Diversity and Secularism2 Contesting Religious Diversity and Secularism3 Spatializing Religious Diversity: Urban Administration, Infrastructure and Emplacement4 The Limits of Religious Diversity: Regulating Full-Face Coverings5 Making Claims to Religion as Culture: The Rise of Heritage ReligionConclusionsNotesList of Laws and CasesBibliographyIndex