Restrictions on Religions due to the covid-19 Pandemic: Responses of Religious Communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract This article explores the restrictions that have been recently placed on religions in Bosnia and Herzegovina on congregating and conducting religious rituals during the covid -19 pandemic, as well as the perceptions and responses of the main religious communities to these restrictions. Our...
| Published in: | Journal of law, religion and state |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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| In: |
Journal of law, religion and state
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bosnia-Herzegovina
/ Religious practice
/ Restriction
/ State
/ COVID-19 (Disease)
/ Pandemic
/ Infection
/ Protection magic
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBK Europe (East) XA Law ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious gatherings
B Worship B Covid-19 B Religious communities B Restrictions B congregational prayers |
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| Summary: | Abstract This article explores the restrictions that have been recently placed on religions in Bosnia and Herzegovina on congregating and conducting religious rituals during the covid -19 pandemic, as well as the perceptions and responses of the main religious communities to these restrictions. Our data sources included the state covid -19 regulations, the guidelines of religious communities regarding worship services, congregational prayers, and other activities during the pandemic, and media articles covering religion and the covid -19 issues on a domestic and regional scale. Our research has shown that not all religious communities have been equally supportive of state regulations that restricted the religious freedom of individuals and religious communities. Their responses have ranged from strict harmonization of internal religious guidelines with the state covid -19 regulations to declarative support of public health recommendations while ignoring them in practice. |
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| ISSN: | 2212-4810 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of law, religion and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22124810-2020007 |