Religious freedom and the German circumcision debate
In May 2012, a German court in Cologne ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm. This decision, which touched upon the questions of freedom of religious practice, identity and children’s rights, was condemned by Jewish and Muslim representatives in Germany, but it was also...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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San Domenico
European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, Religiowest
2013
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| In: |
EUI working paper / RSC (2013,18)
Year: 2013 |
| Series/Journal: | RSCAS working papers
2013,18 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Germany
/ Religious freedom
/ Female circumcision (motif) (Man)
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| Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Human Rights B Judaism B Religious Freedom B Circumcision B Germany |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | In May 2012, a German court in Cologne ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm. This decision, which touched upon the questions of freedom of religious practice, identity and children’s rights, was condemned by Jewish and Muslim representatives in Germany, but it was also widely and controversially debated by civil society and politicians. The German Parliament recently passed legislation protecting circumcision as a religious practice, but the debate is likely to continue. In this paper, Marianne Heimbach-Steins, director of the department of Christian Social Ethics at the University of Münster (Germany), discuss this case and its implications for the definition of religious freedom. |
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| Item Description: | Bibliography: Seite 15-16 |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (17 S.) |
| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 1814/26335 |