The secular in south, east, and southeast Asia

This innovative edited collection provides a comprehensive analysis of modern secularism across Asia which contests and expands prevailing accounts that have predominantly focused on the West.

Its authors highlight that terms like 'secular', 'secularisation', and 'secularism' do not carry the same meanings in the very different historical and cultural contexts of Asia.

Throughout the book, state responses to religion at different points in Chinese and South-East Asian history are carefully considered, providing a nuanced and in-depth understanding of post-secular strategies and relations in these areas.

This theoretically engaged work will appeal to students and scholars of Asian studies, anthropology, religious studies, history, sociology, and political science.