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Preface and Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Mapping the Role of Religion in Eastern Europe Today-An Interdisciplinary Approach; References; 1. Perspectives of Sociology; Concepts of Religion and the State: An Application to South-Eastern Europe; Introduction: Religion and State in South-Eastern Europe; Historical Remarks; Theoretical Approaches of Religion and the State; Religion, State, and Society in Slovenia; Religion, State, and Society in Macedonia; Conclusions; References
The Role of Democratic State in Inter-Religious Relations: Theoretical and Historical Considerations in Respect of Countries in TransitionThe Meta-theoretical Framework in Shape of an Archimedean Spiral; Historical Background of Church/State Relations in Transition Countries; The Role of State in Inter-religious Relations of Transition Countries; European Democracies as Models for Church/State and Inter-religious Relations?; Conclusion: Boundaries and Necessities of Government Regulations; References; 2. Law and Religion; Law and Religion in Germany: The Case of Circumcision of Boys
IntroductionThe Decision of the District Court of Cologne; Elements of a Legal Analysis of the Case; Fundamental Rights; Application for Criminal Law Analysis; Amendment of the German Civil Code; Conclusion; References; Russian Practice: Persecution for Criticism or Punishment for Blasphemy; 'Caution, Religion!' and 'Forbidden Art'; The 'Mickey Mouse Case'; Pussy Riot; Artem kissmybabushka.com Loskutov; Film Prohibition: Innocence of Muslims; References; 3. The Political Interpretation of Religion; Religion and State Identity-Building in the New Russia; Introduction; Literature Review
Theoretical Approaches to the Role of Religion in State Identity-BuildingTracing Changing State Identities; Orthodoxy and State Identity-Building in the New Russia; Responsiveness and the "Vitality of Religion"; Legitimacy and the "Legitimizing Effect" of Religion; Performance and the "Creation of Unity"; Conclusions; References; Resurrection of the Temple. The Role of the State in Shaping Regional Political Identity; Introduction; Nationalism and Political Identity; Reconstruction of the Kazan Kremlin; State-Religion Relations; Creating the Post-Socialist Cultural Landscape; Conclusions
The Role of Democratic State in Inter-Religious Relations: Theoretical and Historical Considerations in Respect of Countries in TransitionThe Meta-theoretical Framework in Shape of an Archimedean Spiral; Historical Background of Church/State Relations in Transition Countries; The Role of State in Inter-religious Relations of Transition Countries; European Democracies as Models for Church/State and Inter-religious Relations?; Conclusion: Boundaries and Necessities of Government Regulations; References; 2. Law and Religion; Law and Religion in Germany: The Case of Circumcision of Boys
IntroductionThe Decision of the District Court of Cologne; Elements of a Legal Analysis of the Case; Fundamental Rights; Application for Criminal Law Analysis; Amendment of the German Civil Code; Conclusion; References; Russian Practice: Persecution for Criticism or Punishment for Blasphemy; 'Caution, Religion!' and 'Forbidden Art'; The 'Mickey Mouse Case'; Pussy Riot; Artem kissmybabushka.com Loskutov; Film Prohibition: Innocence of Muslims; References; 3. The Political Interpretation of Religion; Religion and State Identity-Building in the New Russia; Introduction; Literature Review
Theoretical Approaches to the Role of Religion in State Identity-BuildingTracing Changing State Identities; Orthodoxy and State Identity-Building in the New Russia; Responsiveness and the "Vitality of Religion"; Legitimacy and the "Legitimizing Effect" of Religion; Performance and the "Creation of Unity"; Conclusions; References; Resurrection of the Temple. The Role of the State in Shaping Regional Political Identity; Introduction; Nationalism and Political Identity; Reconstruction of the Kazan Kremlin; State-Religion Relations; Creating the Post-Socialist Cultural Landscape; Conclusions