Reactions to the Law by Minority Religions by Barker, Eileen; Richardson, James;

Rövid leírás:

This book presents a wide variety of responses by minority religions to the legal environments within which they find themselves.

Hosszú leírás:

Much has been written about the law as it affects new and minority religions, but relatively little has been written about how such religions react to the law. This book presents a wide variety of responses by minority religions to the legal environments within which they find themselves.

An international panel of experts offer examples from North America, Europe and Asia demonstrating how religions with relatively little status may resort to violence or passive acceptance of the law; how they may change their beliefs or practices in order to be in compliance with the law; or how they may resort to the law itself in order to change their legal standing, sometimes by forging alliances with those with more power or authority to achieve their goals. The volume concludes by applying theoretical insights from sociological studies of law, religion and social movements to the variety of responses.

The first systematic collection focussing on how minority religions respond to efforts at social control by various governmental agents, this book provides a vital reference for scholars of religion and the law, new religious movements, minority religions and the sociology of religion.

"With its broad scope, the publication is an ideal starting point for everyone interested in this specific chapter of the history of religions and the more general question of how religions and state authorities get along."

- Franz Winter, University of Graz

Tartalomjegyzék:

1 Fight, Flight or Freeze? Reactions to the Law by Minority Religions 2 Stand Up For Your Rights: (Minority) Religions’ Reactions to the Law in Estonia 3 Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Law: "Caesar’s Things to Caesar, but God’s Things to God" 4 Scientology Behind the Scenes: The Law Changer 5 No Stranger to Litigation: Court Cases Involving the Unification Church/Family Federation in the United States 6 Legal Challenges Posed to the Unification Church in Europe: Perspectives from a Unificationist Advocate for Religious Freedom 7 The "Doukhobor Problem" in Canada: How a Russian Mystical Sect Responded to Law Enforcement in British Columbia, 1903–2013 8 Making Sense of the Institutional Demarcation: Tenrikyō’s Response to Legal Environments in France 9 Strategies in Context:Tthe Essenes in France and Canada 10 Reactions to Legal Challenges by Aum Shinrikyō and its Successor Organisations 11 Religious Persecution and Refugees: Legal and Communication Strategies of the Church of Almighty God in Asylum Cases 12 Minority Religion Reactions to the European Court Of Human Rights 13 Minority Religions Respond to the Law: A Theoretical Excursus