Freedom of religion and religious diversity : state accommodation of religious minorities / edited by Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Ann Black.

Contemporary issues regarding freedom of religion and accommodation of religious diversity -- Governance of religious diversity across the world: an introduction / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Ann Black -- Freedom from religion: multiculturalism and the rights of women and children / Raphael Cohen-Almagor.

"Today, pluralism is increasingly the norm and can be seen as a permanent characteristic of modernity. As seen in world events, religion has not become irrelevant but more diverse, giving rise to a complex web of religion and belief minorities, together with intra-plural majorities. Nations seek ways to implement the ideal of freedom of religion, but as this book shows, whether East or West, in the global North or the South, there is no simple formalism for accommodating religious diversity. Different faith communities have competing needs and demands for the same social space, with tensions inevitably arising. This book highlights responses from liberal democracies which enshrine secularism into their constitutions to other constitutions where religion and ethnic identity are enshrined to prioritise their ethno-religious majority. Western and Asian countries encounter different obstacles and challenges. With analysis from nineteen international scholars, the book explores different obstacles and responses to accommodation of religious minorities in a range of jurisdictions. In a globalised world, it will be invaluable for comparative legal scholars, for law and religion scholars, researchers and students, and decision-makers, e.g., governments, NGOs, and for those who seek to better understand the challenges of our time"-- Provided by publisher.