Owning the Secular - Religious Symbols, Culture Wars, Western Fragility

Owning the Secular examines three cases studies dealing with religious symbols and cultural identity, including two public controversies over the veil in Canada-at the federal level and in the province of Québec-and an ex-Muslim podcaster rethinking her atheist identity in the era of Donald Trump and the alt-right.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The secular and the culture wars 2. The secular and the veil 3. Are ex-Muslims atheists? Conclusion

About the author

Matt Sheedy is Visiting Assistant Professor in North American Studies at the University of Bonn, Germany.

Summary

Owning the Secular examines three cases studies dealing with religious symbols and cultural identity, including two public controversies over the veil in Canada—at the federal level and in the province of Québec—and an ex-Muslim podcaster rethinking her atheist identity in the era of Donald Trump and the alt-right.

Product details

• Authors: Matt Sheedy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.01.2023
• EAN: 9781032080161
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3208016-1
• No. of pages: 124
• Series: Routledge Focus on Religion
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Atheism, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Agnosticism and atheism, Agnosticism & Atheism