State Responses to Minority Religions

David M. Kirkham, Professor Eileen Barker

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Routledge
06 December 2013

Religion & politics; Central government policies; Religious freedom & freedom of worship

Series: Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements

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.

Edited by: David M. Kirkham
Series edited by: Professor Eileen Barker
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 566g
ISBN: 9781409465799
ISBN 10: 1409465799
Series: Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 06 December 2013
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David M. Kirkham is Senior Fellow for Comparative Law and International Policy, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University Law School. Heiner Bielefeldt, David M. Kirkham, W. Cole Durham Jr, Nazila Ghanea, Ziya Meral, Robert C. Blitt, Renata Arianingtyas, Asma T. Uddin, Louis-Leon Christians, Herve Machi, Etienne Ollion, Brigitte Knobel, Jeroen Temperman, Ringo Ringvee, Marat Shterin, Ping Xiong, Lori G. Beaman, Richard Moon, Johan D. van der Vyver.

Reviews for State Responses to Minority Religions

’Increasing religious diversity in nations around the world has yielded more minority religions in many countries. This timely and important book brings together seventeen respected experts who chronicle the varied host nation responses to the appearance of minority religions in their midst.’ David G. Bromley, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA ’...a timely and important contribution with a strong rationale...offers thoughtful and solid coverage of various regions of the world...’ Journal of Church and State 'This volume poses a great number of important current questions that are particularly relevant for scholars of religion today, at a time when many utopian communities are in the centre of public attention.' Fieldwork in Religion