The price of freedom denied : religious persecution and conflict in the twenty-first century /

"The Price of Freedom Denied shows that, contrary to popular opinion, ensuring religious freedom for all reduces violent religious persecution and conflict. Others have suggested that restrictions on religion are necessary to maintain order or preserve a peaceful religious homogeneity. Brian J....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Grim, Brian J.
Other Authors: Finke, Roger, 1954-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2011.
Series:Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics.
Subjects:
Freedom of religion.
Religious tolerance.
Persecution.
Liberté religieuse.
Tolérance religieuse.
Persécutions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Religious persecution : pervasive and pernicious
  • Religious freedom : broken promises
  • Persecution : the price of freedoms denied
  • Case studies : Japan (high levels of religious freedoms), Brazil (freedoms with some tensions), and Nigeria (partitioned religion-state power)
  • A closer look : China (religion viewed as a threat), India (social monolopy), and Iran (social and political monopoly)
  • What about Muslim-majority countries?
  • Do religious freedoms really matter?
  • Appendix. Testing the competing arguments.

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