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Religion and diversity in Canada / edited by Lori G. Beaman and Peter Beyer

Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource (ix, 227 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Beaman, Lori G. and Beyer, Peter, 1949-
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Contents
Introduction: Religion and diversity in Canada / Lori G. Beaman and Peter Beyer -- From far and wide : Canadian religious and cultural diversity in global/local context / Peter Beyer -- Québec and reasonable accommodation : uses and misuses of public consultation / Pauline Côté -- Fearing planes, trains, and automobiles : sociophobics and the disincentive to religious diversity / Douglas E. Cowan -- Two by two : religion, sexuality and diversity in Canada / Pamela Dickey Young -- Does religion matter? Canadian religious traditions and attitudes toward diversity / Sam Reimer -- Canadian religious diversity online : a network of possibilities / Christopher Helland -- Old structures, new faces : the presence of Wicca and neopaganism in Canadian prison chaplaincies / Mireille Gagnon -- Between law and public opinion : the case of Québec / Solange Lefebvre -- A cross-national comparison of approaches to religious diversity : Canada, France and the United States / Lori G. Beaman -- Afterword: Religion, diversity, and the state in Canada / John H. Simpson.
Summary
Multiculturalism, diversity and globalization have become important conceptual identity markers in Canadian society. This book explores the intersections of diversity, foregrounding religion as the primary focus of analysis. It elucidates the Canadian case while also having relevance for understanding this critical issue globally.
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ISBN
9789047443544 (electronic bk.)
9047443543 (electronic bk.)
9789004170155 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9004170154 (hardback ; alk. paper)
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text file
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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