Religious Politics and Secular States: Egypt, India, and the United States

Contents Preface xi Introduction: Rethinking the Secular State 1 1 Reinterpreting Modern Religious Politics 18 2 The Rise and Decline of Egyptian Secularism 49 3 The Islamization of Egyptian Politics 80 4 The Rise and Decline of Indian Secularism 115 5 Embedding Communalism in Indian Politics 149 6 The Rise and Decline of American Secularism 177 7 Religious Nationalism in the Reagan-Bush Era 208 Conclusion: Religious Politics Reconsidered 244 Notes 259 Index 297 This page intentionally left blank ...