Worldly politics and divine institutions: contemporary entanglements of faith and government
"Worldly Politics and Divine Institutions explores the entanglement of religion and government in a comparative, case-based analysis of several major court cases from the European Court of Human Rights, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court of the U.K. The entanglement of religion and s...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY, United States of America
Oxford University Press
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Perez, Naḥshon, 1973-, Worldly politics and divine institutions : contemporary entanglements of faith and government] (2024) (Saiya, Nilay)
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| Further subjects: | B
Church and state (Europe)
B Church and state (Great Britain) B Religion and state B Church and state (United States) B Religion And Politics |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
Electronic |
| Summary: | "Worldly Politics and Divine Institutions explores the entanglement of religion and government in a comparative, case-based analysis of several major court cases from the European Court of Human Rights, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court of the U.K. The entanglement of religion and state is prevalent in many democratic countries however it is understudied. Worldly Politics and Divine Institutions aims to fill this blind spot. Categories and cases such as discrimination conducted by governmentally funded religious associations and the governmental endorsement of religious symbols in public spaces create hybrid institutions, that are difficult to analyse, compare and manage. The structuring of an adequate, novel framework of analysis and comparison is one core goal of Worldly Politics and Divine Institutions"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (169-186) and index |
| Physical Description: | x,194 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 019757971X |