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State Responses to Minority Religions (Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements) - Softcover

Book 11 of 16: Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements
 
9781409465799: State Responses to Minority Religions (Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements)
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ISBN 10: 1409465799 ISBN 13: 9781409465799
Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

The response of states to demands for free exercise of religion or belief varies greatly across the world. In some places, religions come as close as imaginable to autonomous existences with little interference from government. In other cases religion finds itself grinding out a meagre living, if at all, under the jealously watchful eye of the state. This book provides a legal and normative overview of the variety of responses to minority religions available to states. Exploring case studies ranging from Islamic regions such as Indonesia, Pakistan, and the wider Middle East, to Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China, Russia, Canada, and the Baltics, contributors include international scholars and experts in law, sociology, religious studies, and political science. This book offers invaluable perspectives on how minority religions are currently being received, reviewed, challenged, or ignored in different parts of the world.

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About the Author

David M. Kirkham is Senior Fellow for Comparative Law and International Policy, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University Law School.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1409465799
ISBN 13 
9781409465799
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
304
Editor
Kirkham David M.