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UNINA9910456548103321 |
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Titolo |
Law and religion in public life : the contemporary debate / / edited by Nadirsyah Hosen and Richard Mohr |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-24167-6 |
9786613241672 |
1-136-72584-9 |
0-203-81696-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HosenNadirsyah |
MohrRichard |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Freedom of religion |
Religion and state |
Religion and law |
Public law |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Law and Religion in Public Life The contemporary debate; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Da capo: law and religion from the top; Part I Law, state and secularism; 1 Classifying church-state arrangements: beyond religious versus secular; 2 the Christian origins of secularism and the rule of law; 3 the future of secularism: a critique; Part II Religion and speech in a pluralist society; 4 Religion, multiculturalism and legal pluralism; 5 Religion and freedom of speech in australia |
6 The reasonable audience of religious hatred: the semiotic ideology of anti-vilification laws in AustraliaPart III Religion as a factor in legal processes and decisions; 7 Religion and security: what's your motive?; 8 Religion and justice: atonement as an element of justice in both western law and Christian thought; 9 Why should I do this? Private property, climate change and Christian sacrifice; Part IV Negotiating |
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religious law and personal beliefs; 10 Jewish law in a modern australian context |
11 Do australian Muslims need a mufti? Analysing the institution of ifta in the Australian contextAfterword; A posteriori: The experience of religion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With religion at centre stage in conflicts worldwide, and in social, ethical and geo-political debates, this book takes a timely look at relations between law and religion. To what extent can religion play a role in secular legal systems? How do peoples of various faiths live successfully by both secular laws as well as their religious laws? Are there limits to freedom of religion? These questions are related to legal deliberations and broader discussions around secularism, multiculturalism, immigration, settlement and security.The book is unique in bringing together leading s |
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