| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 185 pages) |
| Series |
Law and society series, 1496-4953 |
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Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)
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| Contents |
Introduction: the culture of fear and the risk paradigm -- Body, mind, and soul : the notion of governance -- Risk and excess -- A free and informed will -- Conclusion: governmentality, risk and religios freedom |
| Summary |
"Defining Harm explores the ways in which religion and religious freedom are conceptualized and regulated in a cultural context of fear of the "other" and religious "extremism." Drawing from literature on risk society, governance, feminist legal theory, and religious rights, Lori Beaman looks at the case of Jehovah's Witness Bethany Hughes who was denied her right to refuse treatment on the basis of her religious conviction. The B.H. case, as it was known in the courts, reflects a particular moment in the socio-legal treatment of religious freedom and reveals the specific intersection of religious, medical, legal, and other discourses in the governance of the religious citizen." "A powerful examination of the governance of a religious citizen and of the limits of religious freedom, this book demonstrates that the stakes in debates on religious freedom are not just about beliefs and practices but also have implications for the construction of citizenship in a diverse nation."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-180) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Freedom of religion -- Canada
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Religion and law -- Canada
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Psychology, Religious -- Canada
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Fear -- Canada -- Religious aspects
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Religious minorities -- Canada
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Freedom of religion -- Canada -- Cases
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Blood -- Transfusion -- Religious aspects -- Jehovah's Witnesses.
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Blood -- Transfusion -- Religious aspects -- Jehovah's Witnesses
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Fear -- Religious aspects
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Freedom of religion
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Psychology, Religious
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Religion and law
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Religious minorities
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Religionsfreiheit
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Recht
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Canada
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Kanada
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| Genre/Form |
Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008371168 |
| ISBN |
9780774855488 |
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0774855487 |
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1282457217 |
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9781282457218 |
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9786612457210 |
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661245721X |
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