Religious freedom and mass conversion in India /

Religious Freedom and Mass Conversion in India argues that, although the right to religious freedom is enshrined in India's constitution, mass conversions to minority religions have complicated the practice of this right, which is increasingly invoked to restrict, rather than defend, the freedo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Dudley-Jenkins, Laura (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press [2019]
Edición:1st edition.
Series:Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
Acceso en liña:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv16t6h4s
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Religious freedom and the right to convert
  • Mass movement Christians : religious and social mobility
  • Ambedkarite Buddhists : religious and political mobility
  • Mizo Jews : religious and spatial mobility
  • Prosecution : anticonversion legislation
  • Prevention : losing affirmative action
  • Persecution : the love jihad rumor
  • Conclusion: A more equal freedom.