1st Edition
The Internal Law of Religions Introduction to a Comparative Discipline
By Burkhard Josef Berkmann
Copyright 2021
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Comparative law of religions has developed in recent years as a new discipline at the intersection of legal and religious science, of theology and anthropology. This book presents a systematic theoretical basis for this new discipline.
While law is mostly associated with the state, many religions also have their own internal law. These internal legal norms are aimed at a particular form of... Read more
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Overview of various bodies of religious law
3. Various approaches
4. Our approach: research subject
5. Methods of comparative law of religions
6. Universality and particularity of the law
7. The significance of religious law within state law
8. Summary and outlook
Biography
Burkhard Josef Berkmann is a Professor at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany.
