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Subject(s)

• Religion and sociology—Africa, Sub-Saharan [Browse]
• Religion and sociology—South Asia [Browse]
• Religion and state—Africa, Sub-Saharan [Browse]
• Religion and state—South Asia [Browse]
• Developing countries—Religion [Browse]

Series

Routledge Research in Religion and Development Series [More in this series]

Summary note

"This book analyses how religion is entangled in people's lives in Sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. It provides an introduction to the teachings, practices and values promoted by the main religious traditions in these regions and an overview of the evidence on what religion means to people in terms of their beliefs and religious practices and how it influences their values, attitudes and day-to-day relationships with others, especially their families. Over the course of the book Carole Rakodi explores similarities and differences between and within religious traditions and identifies some of the key factors that influence and explain the roles played by religion in people's personal lives and social relationships. A separate companion volume will go on to focus on the social and political roles and relationships of religious groups and organisations. This book will be of great interest to academics and students working in a range of disciplines, especially sociology, religious studies and development studies but also anthropology, geography and area studies"-- Provided by publisher.

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Contents

• Cover
• Endorsement
• Half Title
• Series Information
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Boxes
• Preface
• Part I Religions, Societies and States: An Introduction
• 1 Conceptual Building Blocks
• Introduction
• Religion
• Culture
• Society
• Age, Sexuality and Gender
• Ethnicity and Caste
• Identity
• Social Capital
• State, Governance and Civil Society
• Organisations and Institutions
• Concluding Comments
• Note
• References
• 2 Analysing Religion, Societies and States
• Dimensions of the Social Field
• Level of Analysis
• The Domains of Religion
• Discourses and Beliefs
• Practices: Ritual and Ethics
• Religious Groups
• Organisational Arrangements
• Religious Organisations' Internal Dimensions and External Links
• Institutionalisation and Bureaucratisation
• Authority and Decision-Making
• Leadership
• Resourcing
• Regulation
• Religion and Social Change
• Researching the Sociopolitical Roles of Religious Organisations: Some Methodological Considerations
• 3 Developing an Understanding of the Roles of Religious Organisations
• Approaches Based On Mapping and the Development of Taxonomies
• The Roles of Religious Actors in Humanitarian Relief and Reconstruction
• Assessing the Distinctiveness and Comparative Advantages of Religious Organisations
• Interactions Between Religions and States
• The National and Transnational Roles and Relationships of Religious Organisations
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Part II The Social Roles of Religious Organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Practical Efforts to Improve Welfare
• 4 The Social Roles of Muslim Organisations in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• South Asia: a Shared History and Contemporary Engagement of Religious Organisations in Social Welfare
• The Religious and Political History of the Indian Subcontinent in Brief
• Muslim Organisations Providing Social Welfare in Contemporary India
• Muslim Voluntary and Welfare Organisations in Pakistan
• Bangladesh
• Sri Lanka
• Muslim Welfare Organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Islamic Microfinance
• 5 Christian Organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Traditional and New Patterns of Social Engagement
• Christianity in SSA and South Asia During the Missionary Era and Its Legacy
• The History of Christian Mission in SSA, Its Social Welfare Activities and Their Legacy
• Christian Missions, Welfare Activities and Their Legacy in Southern Asia
• The Social Roles of Christian Organisations Since Independence
• The Social Objectives Associated With Mainline Churches' Attempts to Adapt and Address the Need for Internal Renewal
• The Social Roles of Locally Initiated Churches
• The Evolving Social Roles of Pentecostal and Evangelical Churches
• 6 Hindu and Buddhist Religious Organisations' Involvement in Social Welfare Activities
• The Evolution of Hindu Philanthropic Organisations
• Hindu Religious Organisations and the State
• Emerging Research On Hindu Social Welfare Organisations: When Do Social Roles Become Political?
• The Social Roles of Buddhist Organisations: a Snapshot
• 7 Religious Organisations as Education Providers: Alternatives to Or Allies of Governments?
• The Roles of Religious Organisations in Providing Education
• Religious Groups' Precolonial and Colonial Involvement in Education in South Asia.
• Religious Groups' Precolonial and Colonial Involvement in Education in SSA
• The Postcolonial Legacy of Precolonial and Colonial Engagement of Religious Groups in Education
• Contemporary Roles of Religious Organisations in the Provision of Education
• Do Religious Schools Reach the Poor and Disadvantaged?
• The Quality and Performance of Religiously Motivated Education Providers
• Relationships Between Religious Education Providers and States
• Policy Dialogue
• Cooperation, Partnerships and Contractual Arrangements
• Part III Religious Values and Organisations: Resisting Or Promoting Social Change?
• 8 Religious Involvement in Women's Movements: The Quest for Changes in Family Law
• Campaigns for Legal Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Campaigns for Legal Reform in South Asia
• The Women's Movement and Religion in Post-Independence India
• The Women's Movement in Pakistan: Divided By Tensions Between Muslims and Political Regimes
• The Women's Movement and Religion in Bangladesh
• 9 Religious Actors in Movements Seeking Social and Legal Recognition for Sexual and Gender Minorities
• Religious Roots and the Colonial Legacy
• Seeds of Change
• The Organisational Composition and Strategies of Social Movements
• Actors in Social Movements and Their Organisational Platforms
• Strategies for Mobilisation
• 10 Conclusion
• Index.

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ISBN

• 0-429-44757-4
• 0-429-82511-0

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