Books

Casting Faiths: Imperialism and the Transformation of Religion in East and Southeast Asia

Author: DuBOIS, Thomas David
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, New York

How did European imperialism shape the ideas and practices of religion in East and Southeast Asia? Casting Faiths brings together eleven scholars to show how Western law, governance, education and mission shaped the basic understanding of what religion is, and what role it should play in society.

From ARI workshop on Casting Faiths: The Construction of religion in East and Southeast Asia, 6-8 June 2005.