Religious Freedom and Mass Conversion in India.
Religious Freedom and Mass Conversion in India argues that, although the right to religious freedom is enshrined in India's constitution, mass conversions to minority religions have complicated the practice of this right, which is increasingly invoked to restrict, rather than defend, the freedo...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Dudley Jenkins, Laura, Religious freedom and mass conversion in India] (2020) (Bauman, Chad M.)
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| Series/Journal: | Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Ser.
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| Further subjects: | B
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780812250923 |
| Summary: | Religious Freedom and Mass Conversion in India argues that, although the right to religious freedom is enshrined in India's constitution, mass conversions to minority religions have complicated the practice of this right, which is increasingly invoked to restrict, rather than defend, the freedoms of minorities and women. Cover -- Contents -- Introduction. Religious Freedom and the Right to Convert -- PART I. MOBILITY -- Chapter 1. Mass Movement Christians: Religious and Social Mobility -- Chapter 2. Ambedkarite Buddhists: Religious and Political Mobility -- Chapter 3. Mizo Jews: Religious and Spatial Mobility -- PART II. IMMOBILITY -- Chapter 4. Prosecution: Anticonversion Legislation -- Chapter 5. Prevention: Losing Affirmative Action -- Chapter 6. Persecution: The Love Jihad Rumor -- Conclusion. A More Equal Freedom -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments. |
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| ISBN: | 0812296001 |