Religious Freedom at Risk: The Eu, French Schools, and Why the Veil Was Banned

ISBN-13: 9783319214450 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 189 str.

Melanie Adrian

Opis

This book examines matters of religious freedom in Europe, considers the work of the European Court of Human Rights in this area, explores issues of multiculturalism and secularism in France, of women in Islam, and of Muslims in the West. The work presents legal analysis and ethnographic fieldwork, focusing on concepts such as laicite, submission, equality and the role of the state in public education, amongst others. Through this book, the reader can visit inside a French public school located in a low-income neighborhood just south of Paris and learn about the complex dynamics that led up to the passing of the 2004 law banning Muslim headscarves. The chapters bring to light the actors and cultures within the school that set the stage for the passing of the law and the political philosophy that supports it. School culture and philosophy are compared and contrasted to the thoughts and opinions of the teachers, administrators and students to gage how religious freedom and identity are understood. The book goes on to explore the issue of religious freedom at the European Court of Human Rights. The author argues that the right to religious freedom has been too narrowly understood and is being fenced in by static visions of Islam. This jeopardizes the idea of religious freedom more broadly. By becoming entangled with regional and domestic politics, the Court is neglecting important nuances and is jeopardizing secularism, pluralism and democracy. This is a highly readable and accessible book that will appeal to students and scholars of law, anthropology, religious studies and philosophy of religion.
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Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Localities.- Chapter 3: Religious Freedom and the European Court of Human Rights.- Chapter 4: Why France Banned the Veil.- Chapter 5: The Veil in France.- Chapter 6: Fitting in and Being Accepted.

O autorze

Dr. Adrian holds her Ph.D. in Social Anthropology and the Study of Religion from Harvard University. This degree builds on an M.A from Essex University in the Theory and Practice of Human Rights, an A.M with a focus on Religion and Human Rights from Harvard University, and a B.A from the University of Waterloo in Comparative Religion with a Peace and Conflict Studies option. Dr. Adrian currently holds a faculty position in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. She is the recipient of six teaching awards.

著者について

 エイドリアン博士はハーバード大学において社会人類学と宗教学の博士号を取得して

<いる。この学位は、エセックス大学における人権の理論と実践に関する修士研究、ハー

バード大学における宗教と人権に関する修士研究、ウォータールー大学における平和紛

争研究と比較宗教学に関する学士研究に基づいて与えられたものである。エイドリアン

は現在、カールトン大学の法学部で授業を行っており、６つの教育賞を受賞している。

Blurb

This book examines matters of religious freedom in Europe, considers the work of the European Court of Human Rights in this area, explores issues of multiculturalism and secularism in France, of women in Islam, and of Muslims in the West. The work presents legal analysis and ethnographic fieldwork, focusing on concepts such as laïcité, submission, equality and the role of the state in public education, amongst others. Through this book, the reader can visit inside a French public school located in a low-income neighborhood just south of Paris and learn about the complex dynamics that led up to the passing of the 2004 law banning Muslim headscarves. The chapters bring to light the actors and cultures within the school that set the stage for the passing of the law and the political philosophy that supports it. School culture and philosophy are compared and contrasted to the thoughts and opinions of the teachers, administrators and students to gage how religious freedom and identity are understood. The book goes on to explore the issue of religious freedom at the European Court of Human Rights. The author argues that the right to religious freedom has been too narrowly understood and is being fenced in by static visions of Islam. This jeopardizes the idea of religious freedom more broadly. By becoming entangled with regional and domestic politics, the Court is neglecting important nuances and is jeopardizing secularism, pluralism and democracy. This is a highly readable and accessible book that will appeal to students and scholars of law, anthropology, religious studies and philosophy of religion.