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001 2014002728
003 DLC
005 20150205082738.0
008 140226s2014 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014002728
020 $a9781472428745 (hbk.)
020 $a1472428749 (hbk.)
020 $z9781472428752 (ebook)
020 $z9781472428769 (epub)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aK3242$b.L439 2014
082 00 $a342.08/52$223
245 00 $aLegal cases, new religious movements, and minority faiths /$cedited by James T. Richardson, University of Nevada, Reno, USA and François Bellanger, Université de Genéve, Switzerland.
264 1 $aFarnham, Surrey, England ;$aBurlington, VT :$bAshgate,$c[2014]
300 $axiv, 278 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aAshgate inform series on minority religions and spiritual movements
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $aPart I. Controversial religious groups and the legal system -- Courts, crusaders, and the media : the family international / Claire Borowik -- Scientology in Italy : Plagio and the twenty year legal saga / Massimo Introvigne -- The Order of the Solar Temple : from apocalypse to court / Jean-Francois Mayer -- Part II. Specific legal cases involving minority eligious groups -- The Mohan Singh case : what price confidentiality? / Philip Katz QC -- The resurrection of religion in the U.S. : the "sacred tea" cases, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the war on drugs / James T. Richardson and Jennifer Shoemaker -- Religion or sedition? : the domestic terrorism trial of the Hutaree, a Michigan-based Christian militia / Susan J. Palmer -- The Dang case : when Chakras opening leads to a Belgian criminal court / Henri de Cordes.
505 0 $aPart III. Legal issues raised by cases involving minority faiths -- How to know the truth : accommodating religious belief in the law of libel / Alistair Mullis and Andrew Scott -- Religious libel : are the courts the right place for faith disputes? / Hardeep Singh -- The European Court of Human Rights, minority religions, and new versus original member states / Valerie Lykes and James T. Richardson -- Part IV. Minority religious groups in court : experimental evidence -- Cults in court : jury decision-making and new religious movements / Jeffrey Pfeifer -- Parents' use of faith healing for their children implications for the legal system and measuring community sentiment / Monica Miller -- Muslims in the courtroom : legal issues and empirical research / Evelyn Maeder and Jeffrey Pfeifer.
650 0 $aReligious minorities$xLegal status, laws, etc.
650 0 $aCults$xLaw and legislation
700 1 $aRichardson, James T.,$d1941-$eeditor.
700 1 $aBellanger, François,$eeditor.