Non-muslims in Muslim Majority Societies: With Focus on the Middle East and Pakistan - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0718892445 ISBN 13 : 9780718892449

Editeur : Lutterworth Press, 2011

Synopsis

In a world where almost all societies are multi-religious and multi-ethnic, we need to study how social cohesion can be achieved in different contexts. In some geographical areas, as in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, people of different religious belonging have, through the ages, lived side by side, sometimes in harmony and sometimes in dissonance. In other geographical regions, as in Scandinavia, societies have been quite religiously homogeneous but only recently challenged by immigration.In both locations the relations between religious minority and majority are very much on the agenda. In order to discuss the situation for non-Muslims in Muslim majority societies, a consultation was convened with both Muslim and Christian participants from Pakistan, Palestine, Lebanon, and Sweden. Some of the participants work in academic settings, others in faith-based organisations, some in jurisprudence and others with theological issues. Non-Muslims in Muslim Majority Societies is the result of thatconsultation. The intention of the book is to trigger reflection and further thinking, through papers that discuss issues such as freedom of religion, minority rights, secular and religious legislation, and inter-religious dialogue in Muslim majority societies. Although the articles are presented as 'works in progress' and remain tentative in many of their conclusions, this book is an important contribution to the global debate over religious tolerance and religious pluralism.

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À propos de l'auteur

Kasja Ahlstand is Professor of Mission Studies at Uppsala University. Goran Gunner is a researcher at the Church of Sweden Research Department and an associate professor at the University of Uppsala. He is author and editor of several books in Swedish about freedom of religion and other human rights issues.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lutterworth Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0718892445
• ISBN 13: 9780718892449
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Éditeur: Gunner Göran, Ahlstand Kajsa
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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