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

. Ed(s): Kirkham, Dr. David M.

ISBN 10: 1472416465 / ISBN 13: 9781472416469

Published by Routledge, 2013

About this Item

This book explores state responses to minority religions in four parts. The first chapter provides a legal and normative overview of the variety of responses available to states. Part II looks at Islamic majority countries, and part III focuses on Western Europe. Editor(s): Kirkham, Dr. David M. Series Editor(s): Barker, Professor Eileen. Series: Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements. Num Pages: 304 pages, Includes 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JPQB; JPVH4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 692. . 2013. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9781472416469

Bibliographic Details

• Title: State Responses to Minority Religions (Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472416465
• ISBN 13: 9781472416469
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

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.

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.