Of Hedgehogs and Representation: Chasing Religious Persecution in Law
We hear about 'religious persecution' with great regularity in recent years, but what is meant by it? Where there is a rallying call of 'religious persecution', what precisely is meant by that? Is there a minimum threshold for a situation qualifying as religious 'persecution...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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The review of faith & international affairs
Year: 2018, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 116-121 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Law
B freedom of religion or belief B Religious Persecution |
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| Summary: | We hear about 'religious persecution' with great regularity in recent years, but what is meant by it? Where there is a rallying call of 'religious persecution', what precisely is meant by that? Is there a minimum threshold for a situation qualifying as religious 'persecution'? Is it in fact occurring with greater regularity than in past decades or is it just being reported more? Is it increasingly politicized and, if so, why? This article analyzes these questions. |
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| ISSN: | 1931-7743 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2018.1535040 |