Religious Freedom in Islam: A Global Landscape
This paper presents a global landscape of religious freedom in Islam, a crucial matter for resolving the contentious contemporary debate over whether Islam is a peaceful or violent religion. The landscape shows a general dearth of religious freedom in Islam. This does not mean, though, that Islam is...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Brill
2013
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Journal of law, religion and state
Anno: 2013, Volume: 2, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 3-21 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Religious Freedom
democracy
religion and politics
religion, Islam
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| Riepilogo: | This paper presents a global landscape of religious freedom in Islam, a crucial matter for resolving the contentious contemporary debate over whether Islam is a peaceful or violent religion. The landscape shows a general dearth of religious freedom in Islam. This does not mean, though, that Islam is incompatible with religious freedom, for a large percentage of Muslim countries are governed by regimes inspired by western secularism. The paper also argues that religious freedom is neither synonymous nor co-extensive with electoral democracy. Several democracies with low levels of religious freedom exist in Muslim-majority countries, while authoritarian regimes with relatively high levels of religious freedom exist but are rare. |
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| ISSN: | 2212-4810 |
| Comprende: | In: Journal of law, religion and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22124810-00201001 |