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El. knyga: Comparative Approaches to Law and Religion: Methods and Epistemologies of Comparative Legal Analysis [Taylor & Francis e-book]

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  • Formatas: 424 pages, 14 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Jun-2025
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781003397311
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  • Formatas: 424 pages, 14 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Jun-2025
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781003397311
"Comparative Approaches to Law and Religion examines the methodological challenges of studying the interplay between law and religion across diverse jurisdictions. This volume fills a critical gap in the literature by focusing on "how" to conduct comparative research, offering both theoretical foundations and practical applications. Scholars from varied legal and cultural backgrounds contribute chapters that showcase innovative methodologies tailored to specific issues in law and religion. The book is divided into three parts. Part One explores the foundational theories, methods, and frameworks of comparative research in law and religion, addressing state-religion models, legal pluralism, and the inclusion of minors in research. Part Two applies these approaches through comparative case studies, tackling topics such as medical treatment for minors, religious freedom in the EU, and judicial populism in religion-related cases. Part Three provides a critical evaluation of the methodologies employed, encouraging reflection and dialogue on their strengths, limitations, and broader applicability. This volume is an essential resource for scholars of law and religion and comparative law. By offering a blend of theoretical insights and practical examples, it equips researchers with the tools to navigate the complexities of interdisciplinary and comparative legal studies across varied jurisdictions and traditions"--

Comparative Approaches to Law and Religion examines the methodological challenges of studying the interplay between law and religion across diverse jurisdictions. This volume fills a critical gap in the literature by focusing on "how" to conduct comparative research, offering both theoretical foundations and practical applications. Scholars from varied legal and cultural backgrounds contribute chapters that showcase innovative methodologies tailored to specific issues in law and religion.

The book is divided into three parts. Part One explores the foundational theories, methods, and frameworks of comparative research in law and religion, addressing state-religion models, legal pluralism, and the inclusion of minors in research. Part Two applies these approaches through comparative case studies, tackling topics such as medical treatment for minors, religious freedom in the EU, and judicial populism in religion-related cases. Part Three provides a critical evaluation of the methodologies employed, encouraging reflection and dialogue on their strengths, limitations, and broader applicability.

This volume is an essential resource for scholars of law and religion and comparative law. By offering a blend of theoretical insights and practical examples, it equips researchers with the tools to navigate the complexities of interdisciplinary and comparative legal studies across varied jurisdictions and traditions.



The book examines the methodological challenges of studying the interplay between law and religion across diverse jurisdictions. This volume fills a critical gap in the literature by focusing on "how" to conduct comparative research, offering both theoretical foundations and practical applications.

List of Contributors
List of Illustrations

Introduction: The Importance of Methodology in Comparative Law and Religion
Camilla Andersen, Mohammad Rasmi Alumari and Renae Barker

PART I
Comparative Theories, Approaches and Methods

1. How to Do Comparative Law and Religion
Jeremy Patrick

2. Understanding Models of State-Religion Relationships
Renae Barker and Georgina Clarke

3. The Utility of Legal Pluralism as a Conceptual Approach in the Field of
Law and Religion
Amin Al-Astewani

4. Minors in Comparative Law and Religion Research
Esther Erlings

5. Studies in the Sociological Method of Biblical Scholarship
Ronen Shoval

PART II
Comparative Case Studies in Law and Religion

6. A Socio-Legal Explanation of the Divergent Legal Approaches to State
Funding of Religious Schools in Canada and the United States
Matt Watson

6.1 Response: Matt Watson, A Socio-Legal Explication of the Divergent Legal
Approaches to State Funding of Religious Schools in Canada and the United
States
Paul T Babie

7. American Constitutional Experience and the Interpretation of the
Australian Religion Guarantees
Paul T Babie

7.1 Response: Paul T Babie, American Constitutional Experience and the
Interpretation of the Australian Religion Guarantees
Matt Watson

8. Refusal of Life Saving Medical Treatment by Mature Minors: A Comparative
Analysis of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom
Renae Barker and Camilla Andersen

9. Interpreting the Right to Freedom of Religion in the EU Charter of
Fundamental Rights: Outlining and Analysing the Function of the European
Convention on Human Rights According to Art 52(2) CFR
Gerhard van der Schyff

10. The Kirpan case law in Italy and Canada: Comparing law and religion
judgments in the rise of judicial populism
Tania Pagotto

11. Of Missiles and Wedding Cakes: Utilising Human Dignity to Hold a
Hohfeldian Lens in Comparative Jurisprudence
Neville Rochow

12. Listening to the People? A Comparative analysis of parliamentary
committee inquiries concerning freedom of religious belief in Australia and
Scotland
Sarah Moulds

13. Religion as Individual Affair and Constitutional Permissions in India:
Gathering Comparative Perspectives of Practicing it and Religious Mark on the
Body in Public Domain
Arvind P Bhanu and Sania Sthapak

14. Grounded Theory in the Study of Religion: A Critical Appraisal to
socio-cultural factors and gender based legislation in Brazil and Pakistan
Flavia Bellieni Zimmermann

PART III
Critiquing Comparative Approaches

15. Critique of Comparative Methodology Used in the Volume
Mohammad Rasmi Alumari, Camilla Andersen and Renae Barker

APENDIX
Author Rejoinders and Reflections
Renae Barker is a senior lecturer at the School of Law in University of Western Australia and Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Muslim States and Societies.

Camilla Baasch Andersen is a professor at the School of Law in University of Western Australia.

Mohammad Rasmi Alumari is an assistant professor in comparative private international law, and head of the private law department at the Faculty of Law - Mutah University, Jordan.