EXC 212: Religion and Politics in Pre-Modern and Modern Cultures

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Seen from the perspective of the "post-secular age", the relationship between politics and religion appears in a completely new light. Following upon the far-reaching deconstruction of the historical "master narratives" of modernisation and secularisation, the historical cultural sciences (in the broadest sense) face the challenge of adapting to the new situation in order to help clarify and deal with contemporary problems. We take it for granted that, in order to accurately evaluate present-day developments, the historical long-term perspective and the diachronic examination of various cultures will also be indispensable in the future. But to this end, historical questions of comparative religion must be expanded and newly formulated, and traditional process categories based upon the Christian West need to be reconsidered.