Religion, Law, and Freedom
A Global Perspective
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Joel Thierstein, Yahya R. amalipour, ed.
ISBN:
0-275-96452-3
ISBN-13:
978-0-275-96452-8
264 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication:
9/30/2000
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In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description:
Religion, Law, and Freedom: A Global Perspective introduces readers to diverse perspectives on the interplay of religion, law, and communications freedom in different cultures around the world. Through discussion and analysis of the religious mores and cultural values that a nation adheres to, a greater understanding of that nation, its laws, and its freedoms can be cultivated. Rather than suggesting that harmony can be achieved without conflict, the essays in this volume seek to present the reader with a variety of perspectives from which to view and understand the relationships among religion, law, and freedom in various cultures. This multifaceted analysis, therefore, helps readers draw their own conclusions as to the best way to resolve cultural conflict brought about by the growing global community.
The book consists of fifteen chapters, authored or coauthored by 17 international scholars representing China, Germany, Israel, Iran, Japan, Latvia, Nigeria, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The chapters are organized into four parts: Perspectives on Eastern and Western Religions; Press Freedom in Religious and Secular Societies; Journalism, Advertising, and Ethical Issues; and Religion, Politics, Media, and Human Rights. This important contribution will especially appeal to researchers and students in such fields as mass communications, legal studies, cultural studies, political science, religion, intercultural communications, international communications, and journalism.
Table of Contents:
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Foreword by Cees J. Hamelink
Preface
Introduction
Perspectives on Eastern and Western Religions
Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Freedom in America by Ron Manuto
Religion, Religious Expression, and the Law in the European Union by Manny Paraschos
Law and Religious Freedom in Medieval China: State Regulation of Buddhist Communities by Tanya Storch
Press Freedom in Religious and Secular Societies
The Problems of Press Freedom in Iran: From the Constitutional Revolution to the Islamic Revolution by 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 by Yehiel Limor and Hillel Hossek
Who Speaks for China? State Control Over Discourse on Opium by Alan Baumler
Pluralism and Prior Restraint on Religious Communication in Nigeria: Policy Versus Praxis by Bala Musa
Latvian Legal and Liturgical Legacy: First Transgressions and Turmoil, Then Technology and Tolerance by Riley Maynard
Journalism, Advertising, and Ethical Issues
Professional Ethics and Socio-Political Mobilization of Muslim Journalists: A Study of Communication, Ethics and the Islamic Tradition by Hamid Mowlana
Confucian Conflicts in Singaporean Advertising: A Case Study of the "Wonder Bra" Campaign by Linda K. Fuller
Religion, Politics, Media, and Human Rights
When Size Does Matter: How Church Size Determines Media Coverage of Religion by Michael J. Breen
Transcultural Communication and the Antinomy Between Freedom and Religion: A Comparison of Media Responses to the Rushdie Affair in Germany and the Middle East by Kai Hafez
Japanese Media, Religion and the Law by Dan Tinianow
Economic Liberalization and Political Conservatism as Reflected in China's Media Development (1978 - Present) by Guo Ke
Faith in Human Rights: Human Rights in Faith by Nazila Ghanea-Hercock
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author:
JOEL THIERSTEIN is Professor and Acting Director of the Telecommunication Division in the Department of Communication Studies at Baylor University./e He has published one book.
YAHYA R. KAMALIPOUR is Professor and Acting Head at the Department of Communication and Creative Arts at Purdue University, Calumet. He has published four books and many articles that have appeared in professional and mainstream publications, both in the United States and internationally.
LCC Class:
291
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