Crosses, Veils and Other People:

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

منو

" Crosses, Veils and Other People: "
Michael Ipgrave

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1082352
Doc. No	:	LA125981
Call No	:	‭10.1163/187103107X251482‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Michael Ipgrave
Title & Author	:	Crosses, Veils and Other People: [Article] : Faith as Identity and Manifestation\ Michael Ipgrave
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion Human Rights
Date	:	2007
Volume/ Issue Number	:	2/3
Page No	:	163–180
Abstract	:	The wearing of veils and crosses both raise issues about the manifestation of religious identity in society. The arguments around these practices in recent UK debates are identified and discussed, and the theme of 'obligation' in Islam and Christianity is analysed. While the wearing of neither veil nor cross is an absolute and universal obligation for Muslims or Christians respectively, both are ways for believers to express with confidence their identity in relation to self, to others and to God, and as such are deserving of legal protection. The wearing of veils and crosses both raise issues about the manifestation of religious identity in society. The arguments around these practices in recent UK debates are identified and discussed, and the theme of 'obligation' in Islam and Christianity is analysed. While the wearing of neither veil nor cross is an absolute and universal obligation for Muslims or Christians respectively, both are ways for believers to express with confidence their identity in relation to self, to others and to God, and as such are deserving of legal protection.
Descriptor	:	CROSS
Descriptor	:	IDENTITY
Descriptor	:	MANIFESTATION
Descriptor	:	OBLIGATION
Descriptor	:	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Descriptor	:	VEIL
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/187103107X251482‬