The category of “religion” in public classification: Charity registration of the Druid Network in England and Wales
| dc.contributor.author | Owen, Suzanne | * |
| dc.contributor.author | Taira, Teemu | * |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-08T11:33:55Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2015-04-08T11:33:55Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-05-27 | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Owen, S., & Taira, T. (2015). The category of “religion” in public classification: Charity registration of the Druid Network in England and Wales. In T. Fitzgerald, T. Stack, & N. Goldenberg (Eds.), Religion as a category of governance and sovereignty (pp. 90-114). Leiden: Brill. | en |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9789004290556 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2214-3270 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10034/348646 | en |
| dc.description | 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. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Brill | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 3 | en |
| dc.relation.url | http://www.brill.com | en |
| dc.relation.url | https://brill.com/display/title/31494 | en |
| dc.subject | charity law | en |
| dc.subject | religion | en |
| dc.subject | Druid | en |
| dc.title | The category of “religion” in public classification: Charity registration of the Druid Network in England and Wales | en |
| dc.type | Book chapter | en |
| dc.contributor.department | University of Chester & Leeds Trinity University ; University of Turku | en |
| html.description.abstract | 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. |
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