Religion, Rights and Secular Society: European Perspectives - Couverture rigide

 
9781849803670: Religion, Rights and Secular Society: European Perspectives
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1849803676 ISBN 13 : 9781849803670
Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

This topical collection of chapters examines secular society and the legal protection of religion and belief across Europe, both in general and more nation-specific terms.

The expectations of many that religion in modern Europe would be swept away by the powerful current of secularization have not been realized, and today few topics generate more controversy than the complex relationship between religious and secular values. The 'religious/secular' relationship is examined in this book, which brings together scholars from different parts of Europe and beyond to provide insights into the methods by which religion and equivalent beliefs have been, and continue to be, protected in the legal systems and constitutions of European nations. The contributors chapters reveal that the oft-tumultuous legacy of Europe s relationship with religion still resonates across a continent where legal, political and social contours have been powerfully shaped by faith and religious difference.

Covering recent controversies such as the Islamic headscarf, and the presence of the crucifix in school class-rooms, this book will appeal to academics and students in law, human rights and the social sciences, as well as law and policy makers and NGOs in the field of human rights.

Contributors include: S. Bacquet, P. Cumper, E. Daly, G. Davie, P.W. Edge, A.C. Emilianides, T. Lewis, T. Loenen, V.A. Lykes, J. Mertus, M. Morav íková, J.S.

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À propos de l?auteur

Edited by Peter Cumper, University of Leicester, UK and Tom Lewis, Nottingham Trent University, UK

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Éditeur
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1849803676
ISBN 13 
9781849803670
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
352
Éditeur
Cumper Peter, Lewis Tom
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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