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Article: The sociology of religious freedom: a structural and socio-legal analysis.(Essay)

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Sociology of Religion
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September 22, 2006
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INTRODUCTION

Religious freedom is an important and almost universally declared value in today's world, but this has not always been the case. Indeed, religious freedom is a relatively new concept that has spread widely around the globe. Explaining why this has happened is the focus of this sociologically oriented analysis. (1)

The major thesis of this analysis is that there are endogenous and exogenous (Wejnert, 2005) historical, structural, and cultural conditions that contribute to the development and maintenance of religious freedom. Indeed, I will assert that the idea of religious freedom itself is a product of certain historical/sociological ... 







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