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Regulating Religion

Case Studies from Around the Globe

By: James T. Richardson (Editor)

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Paperback | 31 December 2003

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Regulation of minority faiths varies greatly around the globe, with some countries allowing them considerable freedom to exist, recruit new members, raise money, and use public facilities. Other societies are more closed to the presence of such groups, either native or foreign. The pattern of reactions to minority religious movements is not easily explained by reference to usual terms. Knowledge of historical factors in the various countries, coupled with a use of selected theories from sociology of religion and sociology of law, can assist understanding of the situation in various countries. Explicating these complex relationships is the challenge of this volume. Regulating Religion: Case Studies from Around the Globe presents, through the inclusion of contributions by international scholars, a global examination of how a number of contemporary societies are regulating religious groups. It focuses on legal efforts to exert social control over such groups, especially through court cases, but also with selected major legislative attempts to regulate them. As such, this analysis falls within the broad area of the sociology of social control and more specifically, legal social control, a topic of great interest when studying how contemporary societies attempt to maintain social order. The factual details about social and legal developments in societies where religion has been defined as problematic include Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. This book will be of interest to researchers and students in the sociology of religion, the sociology of law, social policy, and religious studies as well as policy makers.

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Religion Religious Issues & Debates Religion & Politics Politics & Government Law International Law Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Sociology Society & Culture

Social Groups Social & Cultural Aspects of Religious Groups

Regulating Religion: A Sociological and Historical Introduction	p. 1
'Laicite,' 'Dystopia,' and the Reaction to New Religious Movements in France	p. 27
Anti-Cultism in the French Parliament: Desperate Last Stand or an Opportune Leap Forward? A Critical Analysis of the 12 June 2001 Act	p. 41
Is There a Unique French Policy of Cults? A European Perspective	p. 53
Holy Mountains and Anti-Cult Ecology: The Campaign against the Aumist Religion in France	p. 73
The German Enquete Commission on Sects: Political Conflicts and Compromises	p. 85
Germany's Islamic Minority: Some Remarks on Historical and Legal Developments	p. 103
Belgium's Anti-Sect Policy	p. 113
Pseudoscience versus Minority Religions: An Evaluation of the Brainwashing Theories of Jean-Marie Abgrall	p. 127
Brainwashing Theories in European Parliamentary and Administrative Reports on Cults and Sects	p. 151
The Twelve Tribes Messianic Communities, the Anti-Cult Movement, and Governmental Response	p. 179
New Religions in the Republic of Italy	p. 203
Foredoomed to Failure: The Anti-Cult Movement in the Netherlands	p. 213
Regulating New Religions in Denmark	p. 221
Social Justice and Minority Religions in Prison: The Case of England and Wales	p. 237
Legal Regulation of Religions in Russia: New Developments	p. 247
New Religious Movements and the State in Poland	p. 259
Anti-Cult Movements and Governmental Reports on "Sects and Cults": The Case of Poland	p. 267
Freedom of Religion and Minority Religions in Hungary	p. 279
Law and Religion in the Czech Republic: Recent Developments	p. 295
Religion and Society in Tension in Croatia: Social and Legal Status of Religious Communities	p. 299
Religion and Law in Uzbekistan: Renaissance and Repression in an Authoritarian Context	p. 319
Social Justice Issues in the Management of Religious Diversity in Australia	p. 333
The Rehabilitation and Regulation of Religion in Singapore	p. 343
Cult Controversies and Legal Developments Concerning New Religions in Japan and China	p. 359
Religion, Law, and Minorities in India: Problems with Judicial Regulation	p. 381
Public Management of Religious Diversity in Canada: Development of Technocratic Pluralism	p. 419
The Legal Situation of Religious Minorities in Mexico: The Current Situation, Problems, and Conflicts	p. 441
Cult Controversies and Government Control of New Religious Movements in Argentina, 1985-2002	p. 453
State and Federal Cooperation in Regulating New Religions: Oregon versus the Bhagwan Rajneesh	p. 477
Mundane Materialism: Economic Survival and Theological Evolution within Jesus Movement Groups	p. 491
Medicalization and Regulation of Deviant Religions: An Application of Conrad and Schneider's Model	p. 507
Religious Regulation and the Courts: The Judiciary's Changing Role in Protecting Minority Religions from Majoritarian Rule	p. 535
About the Editor	p. 555
Index	p. 557
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