The category of “religion” in public classification: Charity registration of the Druid Network in England and Wales
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PART 2 CHAPTER 4 Suzanne Owen ...
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University of Chester & Leeds Trinity University ; University of TurkuPublication Date
2015-05-27
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On 21 September 2010 the Druid Network was registered by the Charity Commission for England and Wales as a charity for the advancement of religion for public benefit. The decision document explores in detail whether it is possible to consider the Druid Network as ‘religious’ according to the charity law definition of religion. This chapter examines the decision itself as an example of how the category of ‘religion’ functions in public classification and extends it to the analysis of its significance for the field of Druidry in Britain. By extending the analysis to Druids themselves and to the media response, we investigate how the category of ‘religion’ functions in regulating, controlling and enabling different agencies.Citation
In T. Fitzgerald, T. Stack, & N. Goldenberg (Eds.), Religion as a category of governance and sovereignty (pp. ). Leiden: Brill, 2015.Publisher
BrillAdditional Links
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This is the post-refereed, pre-print version of a chapter published in T. Fitzgerald, T. Stack, & N. Goldenberg (Eds.), Religion as a category of governance and sovereignty. Leiden: Brill, 2015.Series/Report no.
Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion3
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2214-3270ISBN
9789004290556Collections
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