Preface by the Series Editors

Chapters in this book

1. I-VIII I
2. Preface by the Series Editors 1
3. Introductory Essay 9
4. PART ONE: Middle East and Central Asia
5. Saudi Arabia: The Kingdom of Islam 61
6. Israel: Searching for Identity 85
7. Egypt: Struggling with Secularization 119
8. Sudan (North): On the Frontier of Islam 147
9. Turkey: Islam and Westernization 171
10. Iran: Religious Orthodoxy and Heresy in Political Culture 199
11. Soviet Central Asia: A Religious Limbo 231
12. PART TWO: South and Southwest Asia
13. Pakistan: The Dream of an Islamic State 261
14. India: The Politicization of a Sacred Society 289
15. Sri Lanka: The Evolutionary Dialectics of a Buddhist State 333
16. Thailand: A Sacred Society in Modern Garb 371
17. Vietnam: Searching for Integration 407
18. Malaysia: Islam in a Pluralistic Society 445
19. Indonesia: Searching for Consensus 497
20. PART THREE: East Asia
21. China: Religion in a Revolutionary Society 551
22. Taiwan: Old Gods and Modern Society 579
23. Korea: The Continuing Syncretism 607
24. Japan: Religious Syncretism in a Secular Society 629
25. Notes on the Contributors 661
26. Index of Names 667
27. Index of Subjects 675