Children in Minority Faiths : Religious Liberty and State Control.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer, Susan J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion.

Children's rights--Religious aspects.

Children's rights.

Child rearing--Religious aspects.

Child rearing.

Religious minorities.

Children--Religious life.

Children.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"This study of the alternative childhoods showcases original field research by fifteen international sociologists of religion, who describe and analyze childrearing patterns and state interventions in over 15 contemporary spiritual movements and older sects. This book focuses on issues of risk or harm in charismatic communities and explores the different government responses to unconventional childrearing in sectarian religions, some useful, others disastrous. In the conclusion it addresses the problem of the delicate balance between the parents' rights to practice their faith and the rights of their children"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The forgotten children of Ogyen Kunzang Chöling, a Tibetan-style monastery in France and Portugal / Susan J. Palmer and Matheus Grillo Ramos de Carvalho

Preparing for a New Age apocalypse in Montana : children and chelas in a New Age sect / Erin L. Prophet and Susan J. Palmer

Missing babies and medical neglect : the body of Christ in Massachusetts / Susan J. Palmer and Yasmina Male

Hasidic children in secular Quebec : media representation and the court of law / Shane Dussault Ovadia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4798-3257-X

9781479832576

OCLC:

1584488633