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Religion, law, and freedom : a global perspective

Title
Religion, law, and freedom : a global perspective / edited by Joel Thierstein and Yahya R. Kamalipour ; foreword by Cees J. Hamelink.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Thierstein, Joel, 1961-
  • Kamalipour, Yahya R.
Description
xxiv, 242 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
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Subject
  • Religion and law
  • Freedom of information
  • Freedom of information
  • Religion and law
  • Informationsfreiheit
  • Internationaler Vergleich
  • Pressefreiheit
  • Recht
  • Rechtsordnung
  • Religion
  • Religionsfreiheit
  • Religion
  • China
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-228) and index.
Contents
  • Perspectives on Eastern and Western religions. Historical perspectives on contemporary freedom in America / Ron Manuto -- Religion, religious expression, and the law in the European Union / Manny Paraschos -- Law and religious freedom in medieval China : state regulation of Buddhist communities / Tanya Storch. Press freedom in religious and secular societies. The problems of press freedom in Iran : from the constitutional revolution to the Islamic revolution / Kazem Motamed-Nejad and Naiim Badii -- The "monkey trial" in the land of the Bible : modern techniques of religious censorship--the case study of Israel / Yehiel Limor and Hillel Nossek -- Who speaks for China? : state control over the discourse on opium / Alan Baumler -- Pluralism and prior restraint on religious communication in Nigeria : policy versus praxis / Bala Musa -- Latvian legal and liturgical legacy : first transgressions and turmoil, then technology and tolerance / Riley Maynard.
  • Journalism, advertising, and ethical issues. Professional ethics and sociopolitical mobilization of Muslim journalists : a study of communication, ethics, and the Islamic tradition / Hamid Mowlana -- Confucian conflicts in Singaporean advertising : a case study of the "wonder bra" campaign / Linda K. Fuller. Religion, politics, media, and human rights. When size does matter : how church size determines media coverage of religion / Michael J. Breen -- Transcultural communication and the antimony between freedom and religion : a comparison of media responses to the Rushdie affair in Germany and the Middle East / Kai Hafez -- Japanese media, religion, and the law / Dan Tinianow -- Economic liberalization and political conservatism as reflected in China's media development (1978-present) / Guo Ke -- Faith in human rights : human rights in faith / Nazila Ghanea-Hercock.
ISBN
  • 0275964523
  • 9780275964528
LCCN
99088506
OCLC
  • ocm43050179
  • 43050179
  • SCSB-1136833
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library