Unfree Exercise of Religion - A World Survey of Discrimination Against Religious Minorities

The Unfree Exercise of Religion shows that most of the 597 religious minorities in 177 countries experience rising levels of religious discrimination.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. What is religious discrimination?; 3. The causes and consequences of religious discrimination; 4. Christian majority states 1 - Western democracies and the former Soviet bloc; 5. Christian majority countries 2 - the Third World; 6. Muslim majority countries; 7. Other countries; 8. Conclusions.

About the author

Jonathan Fox is a Professor of Political Studies at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel and Director of the Religion and State project.

Summary

In The Unfree Exercise of Religion Jonathan Fox examines how we understand concepts like religious discrimination and religious freedom, and why countries discriminate. He makes a study of religious discrimination against 597 religious minorities in 177 countries between 1990 and 2008.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Fox
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781107589728
• ISBN: 978-1-107-58972-8
• No. of pages: 235
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Religion & beliefs, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Religion and beliefs, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, Social groups: religious groups and communities