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• catalog abstract "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 religious life is in profound tension with secular democratic commitment, offers a valuable perspective not only on questions of jurisprudence and political theory arising in countries where religion permeates the fabric of society, but also on the broader task of ensuring religious liberty in constitutional polities. India's social structure is so entwined with religion, Jacobsohn emphasizes, that meaningful social reform presupposes state intervention in the spiritual domain. Hence India's "ameliorative" model of secular constitutionalism, designed to ameliorate the disabling effects of the caste system and other religiously based practices. Jacobsohn contrasts this with the "visionary" secularism of Israel, where the state identifies itself with a particular religion, and with America's "assimilative" secularism. Constitutional globalization is as much a reality as economic globalization, Jacobsohn concludes, and within this phenomenon the place of religion in liberal democracy is among the most vexing challenges confronting us today. A richly textured account of the Indian experience with secularism, developed in a broad comparative framework, this book is for all those seeking ways to respond to this challenge.".
• catalog contributor b12793606.
• catalog created "c2003.".
• catalog date "2003".
• catalog date "c2003.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
• catalog description "Ch. 1. Introduction: Ashoka's Wheel -- pt. 1. Three Models of Secular Constitutional Design -- Ch. 2. Nations and Constitutions: Dimensions of Secular Configuration -- Ch. 3. Secularism in Context -- Ch. 4. India: The Ameliorative Aspiration -- pt. 2. Constitutional Perspectives on the Challenge to Secularism in India -- Ch. 5. Religion, Politics, and the Failure of Constitutional Machinery -- Ch. 6. Corrupt Practices: Religious Speech and Democratic Deliberation -- Ch. 7. Adjudicating Secularism: Political Liberalism or Religious Revivalism? -- Ch. 8. So You Want a (Constitutional) Revolution? Lessons from Abroad.".
• catalog description "Ch. 9. Conclusion: Toward Secular Convergence.".
• catalog description "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 religious life is in profound tension with secular democratic commitment, offers a valuable perspective not only on questions of jurisprudence and political theory arising in countries where religion permeates the fabric of society, but also on the broader task of ensuring religious liberty in constitutional polities. India's social structure is so entwined with religion, Jacobsohn emphasizes, that meaningful social reform presupposes state intervention in the spiritual domain. Hence India's "ameliorative" model of secular constitutionalism, designed to ameliorate the disabling effects of the caste system and other religiously based practices. Jacobsohn contrasts this with the "visionary" secularism of Israel, where the state identifies itself with a particular religion, and with America's "assimilative" secularism. Constitutional globalization is as much a reality as economic globalization, Jacobsohn concludes, and within this phenomenon the place of religion in liberal democracy is among the most vexing challenges confronting us today. A richly textured account of the Indian experience with secularism, developed in a broad comparative framework, this book is for all those seeking ways to respond to this challenge.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-309) and index.".
• catalog extent "xviii, 324 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "0691092451 (cl : alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "2003".
• catalog issued "c2003.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,".
• catalog spatial "India.".
• catalog subject "323.44/2/095409045 21".
• catalog subject "Hinduism and state India.".
• catalog subject "KNS2162 .J33 2003".
• catalog subject "Religion and state India.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Introduction: Ashoka's Wheel -- pt. 1. Three Models of Secular Constitutional Design -- Ch. 2. Nations and Constitutions: Dimensions of Secular Configuration -- Ch. 3. Secularism in Context -- Ch. 4. India: The Ameliorative Aspiration -- pt. 2. Constitutional Perspectives on the Challenge to Secularism in India -- Ch. 5. Religion, Politics, and the Failure of Constitutional Machinery -- Ch. 6. Corrupt Practices: Religious Speech and Democratic Deliberation -- Ch. 7. Adjudicating Secularism: Political Liberalism or Religious Revivalism? -- Ch. 8. So You Want a (Constitutional) Revolution? Lessons from Abroad.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 9. Conclusion: Toward Secular Convergence.".
• catalog title "The wheel of law : India's secularism in comparative constitutional context / Gary Jeffrey Jacobsohn.".
• catalog type "text".