Law and Minority Religions: “Positive” and “Negative” Uses of the Legal System

ABSTRACT: This paper examines several instances in which the law has had a pronounced impact on minority religions, a term used herein to include both older and newer small religious faiths. It employs examples of practices and even beliefs that have been negatively impacted by legal action, as indi...

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Main Author: Richardson, James T. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 1998
In: Nova religio
Year: 1998, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-107
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