Luca Ozzano, Alberta Giorgi

European Culture Wars and the Italian Case

Which side are you on?

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is to understand the European political debate about contentious issues framed in terms of religious values by religious and/or secular actors in 21st century, focusing specifically on the Italian case, which, due to its peculiar history and contemporary political landscape, is a paradigmatic case for the study of the relationships between religion and politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 239
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781138840324
• ISBN-10: 1138840327
• Artikelnr.: 42197077

Autorenporträt

Luca Ozzano, researcher at the University of Turin (Torino), Italy. Alberta Giorgi, Lecturer, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. 1. Religion, Secularism, and the Public Sphere 2. Religion
and Politics in Italy 3. Methodology of Research 4. LGBT rights and
same-sex unions 5. The beginning of life: Abortion and stem cells research
6. The end of life: Euthanasia 7. Religious instruction and religion in
education 8. The mosque: An Exception to Religious Freedom? 9. The Muslim
dress code 10. National Identity on the Cross 11. Framing the issues 12.
Actors and coalitions. Conclusion: Culture Wars, Italy and Europe