Religion as Empowerment

Religion as Empowerment

Global legal perspectives

Topidi, Kyriaki; Fielder, Lauren

Taylor & Francis Ltd

05/2018

324

Mole

Inglês

9781138606609

15 a 20 dias

630

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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction- Werner Menski & Kyriaki Topidi

Part I: Religion AS Law

Chapter 2: Islam as legal (dis)-empowerment: The dynamic interplay between Italian legal provisions and shariah-compliant norms - Federica Sona

Chapter 3: South African Women's Legal Experiences of Muslim Personal Law - Waheeda Amien

Chapter 4: Decoding Diversity: Experiences with Personal Law in the Lower Courts of Maharashtra - Kalindi Kokal

Chapter 5: When courts do not finish contentious causes: Revisiting the value of religious laws in the Rainbow Nation - Dennis Bonginkosi Xulu

Chapter 6: Shari'a Deconstructed: A New Definition of Islamic Constitutionalism and its enforcement through Positive Law -Pietro Longo

Part II: Religion IN Law

Chapter 7: Engaging Religious Laws, Players and Communities: Confronting Religious Dis-Empowerment - Amos Israel - Vleeschhouwer

Chapter 8: Negotiating religious orthodoxy, state neutrality and religious freedom: The case of the Ahmadiyah controversy in post-Suharto Indonesia - Supriyanto Abdi

Chapter 9: Must the infringement of women's rights within religions be tolerated? A Swiss perspective - Adrian Loretan

Chapter 10: Polygyny in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Practice that empowers or disempowers women? - Lauren Fielder

Chapter 11: Tolerance of Liberal Values in Romania: Anti-Abortion from Strategies between Religious Belief and Civil Society Mobilisation - Bodgan Mihai Radu and Cosmina Paul

Chapter 12: Public Education and Religious Rights: A Comparative Analysis - Kyriaki Topidi

Chapter 13: Conclusion: The Normative Dialogue between Religion and Law as a Cultural Endeavour: A Plea for Complexity and Context - Kyriaki Topidi
Law and Religion; Human Rights Law; Legal Pluralism; Customary Law; Freedom of Belief; African Law; Asian Law;;Werner Menski;Federica Sona;Waheeda Amien;Kalindi Kokal;Dennis Bonginkosi Xulu;Pietro Longo;Amos Israel-Vleeschhouwer;Supriyanto Abdi;Adrian Loretan;Lauren Fielder;Bogdan Mihai Radu;Western Cape High Court;Cosmina Paul;Legal Pluralism;Nulla Osta;Legal Empowerment;Vital Statistics Officer;Muslim World;Collective Religious Freedom;Uniform Civil Code;Large Families;Muslim Ministers;Muslim Marriage Contract;Italian Legal System;Religion State Relations;Personal Law;Muslim Personal Law;Nuptial Unions;Muslim Marriage;RNGOs;South African Judiciary;Diplomatic Premises;Muslim Majority Countries;UN;Islamic Constitutionalism;Civil Society;Dewan Dakwah Islamiyah Indonesia