Latin American Perspectives on Law and Religion / edited by Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Souza Alves, Rodrigo Vitorino., Editor.

Series:

Law and Religion in a Global Context ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Conflict of laws.

Religions.

Religion and sociology.

Human Rights.

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .

Comparative Religion.

Sociology of Religion.

Local Subjects:

Human Rights.

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .

Comparative Religion.

Sociology of Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages).

Edition:

1st ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

Summary:

This book makes a valuable contribution to the fascinating global debate on the meaning and scope of freedom of religion or belief and the relations between state, society and religion. It offers a cross-thematic approach to law and religion from the Global South. Law and religion have been consolidated to form a specific area of study in recent years. However, due to language barriers, most of the regional and national debates within Latin America have not been accessible to interested audiences from other parts of the world. Despite the specificities of the Latin American context, the issues, arrangements and processes that have been negotiated and developed in this part of the Global South make a valuable contribution to addressing the challenges that have arisen in other regions. The book analyses the intersections and interactions between religion and other far-reaching subjects such as politics and democracy, traditional cultures, national and ethnic groups, majorities and minorities, public education, management of diversity, intolerance and violence, as well as secularism and equality. The collection of essays is of interest not only to legal scholars and practitioners, but also to sociologists, political scientists and theologians, as well as to policymakers and civil society organizations.

Contents:

Ch. 1 Latin American Perspectives on Law and Religion: An Introduction

Ch.2 Law and religion in the encounter of cultures: The normative conflicts between freedom of religion or belief and the rights of indigenous peoples in Latin America

Ch.3 Secular or multi-confessional, that is the question: Tensions Within the Argentinean Protestantism During the Religious Freedom Act Negotiations

Ch.4 The 2017 Proposed Law on Religious Freedom for Argentina: comparative perspectives

Ch.5 Secular State and religious education in public schools: the Brazilian case

Ch.6 Religious intolerance in Brazil: An analysis of the social reality

Ch.7 Mexican Law of Religion at 27 years of the constitutional reform on religious matters

Ch.8 Colombia as a Secular State.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-030-46717-1