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Cover 1 Title Page, Copyright 2 Contents 8 Preface 12 Acknowledgments 18 1. Introduction 22 2. Nations and Constitutions: Dimensions of Secular Configuration 40 3. Secularism in Context 73 4. India: The Ameliorative Aspiration 110 5. Religion, Politics, and the Failure of Constitutional Machinery 142 6. Corrupt Practices: Religious Speech and Democratic Deliberation 178 7. Adjudicating Secularism: Political Liberalism or Religious Revivalism? 206 8. So You Want a (Constitutional) Revolution? Lessons from Abroad 244 9. Conclusion: Toward Secular Convergence 282 Bibliography 308 Index 328 Publisher:Princeton University Press,Published:2009,ISBN:9781400825578,Related ISBN:9780691122533,Language:English,OCLC:443129483 How can religious liberty be guaranteed in societies where religion pervades everyday life? In The Wheel of Law, Gary Jacobsohn addresses this dilemma by examining the constitutional development of secularism in India within an unprecedented cross-national framework that includes Israel and the United States. He argues that a country's particular constitutional theory and practice must be understood within its social and political context. The experience of India, where r

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Author

Jacobsohn, Gary Jeffrey

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781400825578

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, History, Religion