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World religions and multiculturalism : a dialectic relation / edited by Eliezer Ben-Rafael and Yitzhak Sternberg

Ben Refaʾel, Eliʿezer,i1938- ; Sternberg, Yitzak

Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2010

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 408 pages) : Illustrations

International comparative social studies ; v. 23

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-392) and index

978-90-04-18918-8 ; 90-04-18918-1 ; 978-90-04-18892-1

BE 2200 BE 2240

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.