Table of Contents
Introduction Lori G. Beaman Sonia Sikka 3
Part 1 Models of Secularism
1 Multiculturalism and Religious Pluralism in Canada: Intimations of a "Post-Westphalian" Condition Peter Beyer 33
2 Religious Diversity and Multicultural Accommodation Gurpreet Mahajan 55
3 State, Religious Diversity, and the Crisis of Secularism Rajeev Bhargava 76
4 Secularism: A Possible Gandhian Reconstruction Bindu Puri 95
5 Lessons from the Management of Religious Diversity in Chinese Societies: A Diversity of Approaches to State Control André Laliberté 120
Part 2 Multiculturalism and Religion
6 Justice, Diversity, and Dialogue: Rawlsian Multiculturalism Ashwani Peetush 153
7 The Normativity of Inclusion and Exclusion: Should Multiculturalism Encompass Religious Identities? Gordon Davis 169
8 What Can Weberian Sociology Tell Us About Multiculturalism and Religion? Elke Winter 189
Part 3 Religious Majorities
9 The Ayodhya Dispute: Law's Imagination and the Functions of the Status Quo Deepak Mehta 211
10 Laws of General Application: The Retreat from Multiculturalism and Its Implications for Religious Freedom Lori G. Beaman 236
11 Theism and the Secular in Canada Solange Lefebvre 253
Part 4 Problems of Recognition
12 The Limits of Multiculturalism in Contemporary India Shail Mayaram 275
13 An Exploration of Multi-Religiosity within India: The Sahebdhani and the Matua Sects Sipra Mukherjee 301
14 The Difference "Difference" Makes: Jainism, Religious Pluralism, and Identity Politics Anne Vallely 318
15 Religion Education in a Multicultural Society Sonia Sikka 333
16 Doing Caste, Making Citizens: Differing Conceptions of Religious Identities and Autonomy in Hindu Law Gopika Solanki 353
Conclusion Sonia Sikka Lori G. Beaman 381
Contributors 393
Index 399