Thou shalt have no other gods before me: why governments discriminate against religious minorities
This book is among the most thorough and comprehensive analysis of the causes of religious discrimination to date, complete with detailed illustrations and anecdotes. Jonathan Fox examines the causes of government-based religious discrimination (GRD) against 771 minorities in 183 countries over the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge New York, NY Port Melbourne, VIC
Cambridge University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Fox, Jonathan, 1968-, Thou shalt have no other gods before me] (2021) (Mainuddin, Rolin G.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious policy
/ Discrimination
/ Secularism
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| RelBib Classification: | SA Church law; state-church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious minorities ; Government policy
B Secularism ; Political aspects B Ethnic conflict Religious aspects B Religion and state B Religious Minorities Government policy B Ethnic conflict ; Religious aspects B Secularism Political aspects B Religion And Politics B Religious Discrimination |
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| Summary: | This book is among the most thorough and comprehensive analysis of the causes of religious discrimination to date, complete with detailed illustrations and anecdotes. Jonathan Fox examines the causes of government-based religious discrimination (GRD) against 771 minorities in 183 countries over the course of twenty-five years, while offering possible reasons for why some minorities are discriminated against more than others. Fox illustrates the complexities inherent in the causes of GRD, which can emerge from secular ideologies, religious monopolies, anti-cult policies, security concerns and more. Western democracies tend to discriminate more than Christian-majority countries in the developing world, whether they are democratic or not. While the causes of GRD are ubiquitous, they play out in vastly different ways across world regions and religious traditions. This book serves as a method for better understanding this particular form of discrimiation, so that we may have the tools to better combat it and foster compassion across people of different religions and cultures. |
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| ISBN: | 1108773176 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108773171 |