Religion, Law, and Freedom: A Global Perspective

266 Pages·2000·1.242 MB·English

by  Yahya Kamalipour, Joel Thierstein

Religion,
Law, and Freedom

Religion,
Law, and Freedom
A Global Perspective
Joel Thierstein
Edited by
Yahya R. Kamalipour
and
Foreword by Cees J. Hamelink
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Contents
Tables and Figures xi
Foreword by Cees J. Hamelink xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction xxi
I. Perspectives on Eastern and Western Religions 1
1. Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Freedom in America 3
Ron Manuto
2. Religion, Religious Expression, and the Law in the European
Union 17
Manny Paraschos
3. Law and Religious Freedom in Medieval China: State
Regulation of Buddhist Communities 34
Tanya Storch
II. Press Freedom in Religious and Secular Societies 45
4. The Problems of Press Freedom in Iran: From the
Constitutional Revolution to the Islamic Revolution 47
Kazem Motamed-Nejad and Naiim Badii
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5. The ‘‘Monkey Trial’’ in the Land of the Bible: Modern
Techniques of Religious Censorship—The Case Study of
Israel 63
Yehiel Limor and Hillel Nossek
6. Who Speaks for China? State Control over the Discourse on
Opium 81
Alan Baumler
7. Pluralism and Prior Restraint on Religious Communication in
Nigeria: Policy versus Praxis 98
Bala Musa
8. Latvian Legal and Liturgical Legacy: First Transgressions and
Turmoil, then Technology and Tolerance 112
Riley Maynard
III. Journalism, Advertising, and Ethical Issues 121
9. Professional Ethics and Sociopolitical Mobilization of Muslim
Journalists: A Study of Communication, Ethics, and the Islamic
Tradition 123
Hamid Mowlana
10. Confucian Conflicts in Singaporean Advertising: A Case Study
of the ‘‘Wonder Bra’’ Campaign 141
Linda K. Fuller
IV. Religion, Politics, Media, and Human Rights 159
11. When Size Does Matter: How Church Size Determines Media
Coverage of Religion 161
Michael J. Breen
12. Transcultural Communication and the Antinomy between
Freedom and Religion: A Comparison of Media Responses to
the Rushdie Affair in Germany and the Middle East 177
Kai Hafez
13. Japanese Media, Religion, and the Law 193
Dan Tinianow
14. Economic Liberalization and Political Conservatism as
Reflected in China’s Media Development (1978–Present) 205
Guo Ke
Contents ix
15. Faith in Human Rights: Human Rights in Faith 215
Nazila Ghanea-Hercock
Selected Bibliography 227
Table of Cases and Laws 229
Index 231
About the Editors and Contributors 239