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Zusatztext The current state of multiculturalism and its future is an enormously important and difficult topic. This fascinating collection provides new insights through its imaginative comparison of Canada, specifically Quebec, and Israel. Tacking back and forth between these two countries, the book opens up in provocative ways the links between religion, secularism, human rights, and the possibilities of a post-multicultural society. Informationen zum Autor Rene Provost is Associate Professor of Law at McGill University, and founder and former Director of the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. Klappentext This collection of essays explores the complex relationship between religion and multiculturalism and the role of the state and law in the creation of boundaries. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays explores the complex relationship between religion and multiculturalism and the role of the state and law in the creation of boundaries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Contributors Introduction - Let Us Compare Mythologies, Caylee Hong and René Provost Part I - Multiculturalism and Western Secularism Chapter 1 - The Christian Roots of the Secular State, Silvio Ferrari Chapter 2 - Conflicting Visions of Political Space, Suzanne Last Stone Chapter 3 - Human Rights and Secularism: Arendt, Asad and Milbank as Critics of the Secular Foundations of Human Rights, Shai Lavi Part II - Multiculturalism and Religious Freedom as Swords or Shields Chapter 4 - Religious Freedom as 'Reflexive Law', Ino Augsberg Chapter 5 - The Distinctiveness of Religious Liberty, Víctor M. Muñiz-Fraticelli Part III - Negotiating Identity Between State and Religion Chapter 6 - 'Inside Out/ Outside In': Co-Existence and Cross-Pollination of Religion and State, Shauna Van Praagh Chapter 7 - Who Is a Jew and The Law - Between London and Jerusalem, Daphne Barak-Erez Part IV - Whose Voice? Which Truth? One or Many? Chapter 8- A Dialogue Between a Liberal and an Ultra-Orthodox on the Exclusion of Women from Torah Study, Menachem Mautner Chapter 9 - Religious Claims as Public Reason? Polygamy as a Case Study, Angela Campbell Part V - Multiculturalism, Religion and the Geography of Power Chapter 10 - The Multicultural Nature of the Religious Accommodations for the Palestinian-Arab Minority in Israel: A Curse or a Blessing?, Michael M. Karayanni Chapter 11 - Localizing Religion in a Jewish State, Yishai Blank Bibliography Index ...
