Religion And Law In South Africa

Download Religion And Law In South Africa full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Religion And Law In South Africa ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Religion and Law in South Africa

Author : Charles Maimela
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9403512008
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (35 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Religion and Law in South Africa by : Charles Maimela

Download or read book Religion and Law in South Africa written by Charles Maimela and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this convenient resource provides systematic information on how South Africa deals with the role religion plays or can play in society, the legal status of religious communities and institutions, and the legal interaction among religion, culture, education, and media. After a general introduction describing the social and historical background, the book goes on to explain the legal framework in which religion is approached. Coverage proceeds from the principle of religious freedom through the rights and contractual obligations of religious communities; international, transnational, and regional law effects; and the legal parameters affecting the influence of religion in politics and public life. Also covered are legal positions on religion in such specific fields as church financing, labour and employment, and matrimonial and family law. A clear and comprehensive overview of relevant legislation and legal doctrine make the book an invaluable reference source and very useful guide. Succinct and practical, this book will prove to be of great value to practitioners in the myriad instances where a law-related religious interest arises in South Africa. Academics and researchers will appreciate its value as a thorough but concise treatment of the legal aspects of diversity and multiculturalism in which religion plays such an important part.

Traditional African Religions in South African Law

Author : T. W. Bennett
Publisher : University of Cape Town Press
ISBN 13 : 9781919895383
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (953 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Traditional African Religions in South African Law by : T. W. Bennett

Download or read book Traditional African Religions in South African Law written by T. W. Bennett and published by University of Cape Town Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Traditional African beliefs, together with African cultural traditions, are enjoying a new-found respect in South Africa, due in large part to the advent of the country's democratic constitution. In fact, a large majority of the South African population adheres to some form of traditional belief, often in combination with observance of other religions. Even so, the traditional faiths are poorly understood and, in spite of constitutional guarantees, receive far from equal treatment, a situation quite at odds with the country's commitment to equality and religious and cultural diversity. Throughout Africa, there is a strong tendency to confound indigenous beliefs with culture. Because religion is always taken more seriously than culture, this means that traditional beliefs do not attract the respect they deserve. While there are numerous works on the subject of religion in Africa, there are no works on traditional African religions and their legal implications. The issue is nevertheless of serious political and legal concern in South Africa, since it raises diverse questions involving freedom of religion, the equal treatment of religions, traditional healing, witchcraft, animal sacrifice, circumcision, marriage and burial. The overall purpose of the title is to consider whether indigenous African religions, independent African churches and traditional practices deserve constitutional protection and recognition by the state. If recognised, they will then become subject to certain state controls and benefits: the need for registration; the licensing of ministers as marriage officers (with consequences for the validity of customary and other marriages); and significantly, of course, tax exemptions. This title thus explores the legal and constitutional implications of traditional religion and, in particular, the state's intervention in religious matters."--Publisher's description.

Regulating Religion

Author : Helena Van Coller
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351580159
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Regulating Religion by : Helena Van Coller

Download or read book Regulating Religion written by Helena Van Coller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on government regulation of religious institutions in South Africa. PART 1 explains the meaning of government regulation for religious communities by providing a brief overview of the relationship between church and state, the right to freedom of religion and the legal status of religious organisations. With reference to case examples, this section highlights the importance of religious autonomy and the right to self-determination of religious institutions and non-interference by the state in the internal affairs of the organisation. No fundamental rights are however absolute and the section concludes with a discussion on the limitation of rights and an overview of the relevant constitutional provisions and anti-discrimination laws in place relevant to religious organisations, in the context of equality and non-discrimination. PART 2 discusses in more detail the daily rights, responsibilities and freedoms associated with the right to freedom of religion within some specific spheres of society where regulation of religion has occurred or are necessary or has proved to be problematic. It includes those related to the role of religion in society; the relations between religion and state institutions; education; finance; family matters; employment law; planning law; broadcast media and general governance issues.

Law and Religion in Africa

Author : Pieter Coertzen
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
ISBN 13 : 1919985638
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (199 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Law and Religion in Africa by : Pieter Coertzen

Download or read book Law and Religion in Africa written by Pieter Coertzen and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our time the study of law and religion is emerging as a wide-ranging and vital academic discipline, with increasingly urgent implications for society at large. Lying at the intersection of a variety of other disciplines ? law, theology, religious studies, political science, sociology and anthropology, to name only the most obvious ? the field of law and religion is generating a burgeoning volume of interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary research and study. The current volume is proof of this. The discussion of the relationship between law and religion, as seen from a variety of perspectives in Africa, underscores the critical importance of the issues involved in the everyday life of all citizens. It is accordingly vital for governments to take note of the scholarly results that are produced. We hope that this volume will contribute to this aim.

Law, Religion and Human Flourishing in Africa

Author : M. Christian Green
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
ISBN 13 : 1928314597
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (283 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Law, Religion and Human Flourishing in Africa by : M. Christian Green

Download or read book Law, Religion and Human Flourishing in Africa written by M. Christian Green and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2019-05-19 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shared interest of law and religion is the advancement of human flourishing, yet there is no common understanding of what it means for humans to flourish and the means by which to attain a flourishing life. The concept of human flourishing is especially important for Africa, where community and national development compete with forces of conflict and scarce resources. In the broadest sense, the concept of human flourishing focuses our attention on having a comprehensively good or worthwhile life, but various religious and legal traditions suggest different norms for measuring the quality of life and designing the institutional structures that could best facilitate and preserve it.

Religion, Law and Security in Africa

Author : M Christian Green
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
ISBN 13 : 1928314422
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (283 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Religion, Law and Security in Africa by : M Christian Green

Download or read book Religion, Law and Security in Africa written by M Christian Green and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Security is a key topic of our time. But how do we understand it? Do law and religion take different views of it? In this fifth volume in the Law and Religion in Africa series, radicalisation, terrorism, blasphemy, hate speech, religious freedom and just war theories rub shoulders with issues of witchcraft, female genital mutilation circumcision, child marriage, displaced communities and additional issues besides. This unique collection of topics is both challenging and inspiring, providing illumination in troubled times, and forming a sound foundation for future scholarship.

Religious Freedom and Religious Pluralism in Africa

Author : Pieter Coertzen
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
ISBN 13 : 1928357032
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (283 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Religious Freedom and Religious Pluralism in Africa by : Pieter Coertzen

Download or read book Religious Freedom and Religious Pluralism in Africa written by Pieter Coertzen and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2016-05-22 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÿAfrica continues to be a region with strong commitments to religious freedom and religious pluralism. These, however, are rarely mere facts on the ground ? they are legal, political, social, and theological projects that require considerable effort to realise. This volume ? compiling the proceedings of the third annual conference of the African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies ? focuses on various issues which vastly effect the understanding of religious pluralism in Africa. These include, amongst others, religious freedom as a human right, the importance of managing religious pluralism, and the permissibility of religious practice and observance in South African public schools.

Introduction to Legal Pluralism in South Africa

Author : J. C. Bekker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780409012170
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (121 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Introduction to Legal Pluralism in South Africa by : J. C. Bekker

Download or read book Introduction to Legal Pluralism in South Africa written by J. C. Bekker and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Law and Religion

Author : Peter Radan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134289693
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Law and Religion by : Peter Radan

Download or read book Law and Religion written by Peter Radan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intersection of law and religion is a growing area of study for academics working in both subject areas. This book draws together research on several collisions between the two arenas, including a study of religious clauses in the US constitution and the interplay between religion and law in Canada, Australia and South Africa. With an emphasis on common law traditions, this book will be essential reading for researchers and advanced students of law and religion.

Law, Religion and the Family in Africa

Author : M. Christian Green
Publisher : African Sun Media
ISBN 13 : 1991201567
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (912 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Law, Religion and the Family in Africa by : M. Christian Green

Download or read book Law, Religion and the Family in Africa written by M. Christian Green and published by African Sun Media. This book was released on 2021-12-31 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The family is a crucial site for the interaction of law and religion the world over, including Africa. In many African societies, the family is governed by a range of sources of law, including civil, constitutional, customary and religious law. International law and human rights principles have been domesticated into African legal systems, particularly to protect the rights of women and children. Religious rites and rituals govern sexuality, marriage, divorce, child-rearing, inheritance, intergenerational relations and more in Christianity, Islam and indigenous African custom. This book examines the African family with attention to tradition and change, comparative law, the relation of parents and children to the state, indigenous religion and customary law, child marriage and child labour and migration, diaspora and displacement.

Law, Religion, Constitution

Author : W. Cole Durham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317107373
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Law, Religion, Constitution by : W. Cole Durham

Download or read book Law, Religion, Constitution written by W. Cole Durham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the place assigned to religion in the constitutions of contemporary States? What role is religion expected to perform in the fields that are the object of constitutional regulation? Is separation of religion and politics a necessary precondition for democracy and the rule of law? These questions are addressed in this book through an analysis of the constitutional texts that are in force in different parts of the world. Constitutions are at the centre of almost all contemporary legal systems and provide the principles and values that inspire the action of the national law-makers. After a discussion of some topics that are central to the constitutional regulation of religion, the book considers a number of national systems covering countries with a variety of religious and cultural backgrounds. The final section of the book is devoted to the discussion of the constitutional regulation of some particularly controversial issues, such as religious education, the relation between freedom of speech and freedom of religion, abortion, and freedom of conscience.

Law, Religion, Health and Healing in Africa

Author : M. Christian Green
Publisher : African Sun Media
ISBN 13 : 1991201915
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (912 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Law, Religion, Health and Healing in Africa by : M. Christian Green

Download or read book Law, Religion, Health and Healing in Africa written by M. Christian Green and published by African Sun Media. This book was released on 2022-12-31 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Covid‑19 pandemic was global in its spread and reach, as well as in its medical, social and economic effects. In many respects, the global effort to “flatten the curve” produced a flattening of experience around the world and a striking coincidence of similar experiences in countries the world over. The identity, simultaneity and uniformity of experience were also manifest in common concerns at the intersection of law and religion in many nations around the world, including Africa. The lockdowns and closure of religious worship centres – churches, mosques and religious organisations of all sorts – raised questions of freedom of religion and the related concern for freedom of assembly, along with concerns about the relation of religion to science and public health, religious channels of communication and religious provision of social services. After all, health, communications and social services are all areas in which African religious organisations play key roles. Potential tensions around these issues raised further considerations about the nature of religion-state relations, the status of religious authority and whether religious and state actors would work together or at odds in addressing the Covid‑19 pandemic.

RELIGION AND RECONCILIATION IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA

Author : Emperor Thembu 2nd Votani Majola
Publisher : Anchor Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 3954898934
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (548 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis RELIGION AND RECONCILIATION IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA by : Emperor Thembu 2nd Votani Majola

Download or read book RELIGION AND RECONCILIATION IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA written by Emperor Thembu 2nd Votani Majola and published by Anchor Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-12 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the role that has been played by religion in South Africa to promote the spirit of peace and reconciliation in the post-apartheid state.

Religion and Law

Author : Peter W. Edge
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351905112
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Religion and Law by : Peter W. Edge

Download or read book Religion and Law written by Peter W. Edge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussion of the way in which law engages with religious difference often takes place within the context of a single jurisdiction. Religion and Law: An Introduction, presents a comprehensive text for students, drawing on examples from across key Anglophone jurisdictions - the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, as well as international law, to explore a broad range of issues. Aimed at a non-legal readership, this book introduces the use of legal sources and focuses on factual situations as much as legal doctrine. Key issues arising from interaction of the religious individual and the State are discussed, as well as the religious organisation or community and the State. The interaction is explored through case studies of areas as diverse as the legal regulation of religious drug use, sacred spaces and sacred places, and claims of clergy misconduct. Taking a broad, non-jurisdictional approach to the key issues, in particular providing insights differing from the dominant US experiences and paradigms, this student-friendly textbook includes a clearly structured bibliography and clear guidance on how to approach relevant legal materials.

Civil Disobedience and Beyond

Author : Charles Villa-Vicencio
Publisher : David Philip Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780864861443
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (614 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Civil Disobedience and Beyond by : Charles Villa-Vicencio

Download or read book Civil Disobedience and Beyond written by Charles Villa-Vicencio and published by David Philip Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scope of protest in South Africa during apartheid years; role of church in dealing with government.

Religion as Empowerment

Author : Kyriaki Topidi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317067665
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Religion as Empowerment by : Kyriaki Topidi

Download or read book Religion as Empowerment written by Kyriaki Topidi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume shows how and why legal empowerment is important for those exercising their religious rights under various jurisdictions, in conditions of legal pluralism. At the same time, it also questions the thesis that as societies become more modern, they also become less religious. The authors look beyond the rule of law orthodoxy in their consideration of the freedom of religion as a human right and place this discussion in a more plurality-sensitive context. The book sheds more light on the informal and/or customary mechanisms that explain the limited impact of law on individuals and groups, especially in non-Western societies. The focus is on discussing how religion and the exercise of religious rights may or may not empower individuals and social groups and improve access to human rights in general. This book is important reading for academics and practitioners of law and religion, religious rights, religious diversity and cultural difference, as well as NGOs, policy makers, lawyers and advocates at multicultural jurisdictions. It offers a contemporary take on comparative legal studies, with a distinct focus on religion as an identity marker.

Religion and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa

Author : Fortune Sibanda
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000542084
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Religion and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa by : Fortune Sibanda

Download or read book Religion and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa written by Fortune Sibanda and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the role of religion in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa. Building on a diverse range of methodologies and disciplinary approaches, the book reflects on how religion, politics and health have interfaced in Southern African contexts, when faced with the sudden public health emergency caused by the pandemic. Religious actors have played a key role on the frontline throughout the pandemic, sometimes posing roadblocks to public health messaging, but more often deploying their resources to help provide effective and timely responses. Drawing on case studies from African indigenous knowledge systems, Islam, Rastafari and various forms of Christianity, this book provides important reflections on the role of religion in crisis response. This book will be of interest to researchers across the fields of African Studies, Health, Politics and Religious Studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.