1st Edition
Multiculturalism and Minority Religions in Britain Krishna Consciousness, Religious Freedom and the Politics of Location
By Malory Nye
Copyright 2001
331 Pages
by
Routledge
331 Pages
by
Routledge
331 Pages
by
Routledge
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A detailed case study of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Britain. The book studies the particular development of a new religious movement within the context of Britain, and issues relating to minority religions' place within a multicultural but still hegemonically Christian society.
Part 1 Multiculturalism, Minority Religions, and Iskcon; Chapter 2 Sacred Space and Locality; Chapter 3 Creating and Contesting Place; Part 2 The Battle over Public Worship; Chapter 5 The Political Campaign; Chapter 6 Alternatives and Solutions; Part 3 Rights, Power, and Religion; Chapter 8 The ECHR, HRA, and ‘Freedom of Religion’ in Britain; Chapter 9 Religion and the Politics of Multiculturalism; Chapter 10 Postcolonial Conflict in an English Village;
Biography
Malory Nye
'A detailed and well written book deserves to be widely read. This timely and well-told story should be in every University library and would enliven any graduate or senior undergraduate course on Hinduism.' - Hindu-Christian Studies
'A book which is valuable particularly on account of the care with which solid ethnographic and legal material has been assembled' - Ethnic and Racial Studies