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Religion in Constitutions within a Global Context: Political, Legal and Cultural Dimensions
المسألة الدينية في دساتير دول العالَم
La religion dans les constitutions du monde : Dimensions politiques, juridiques et culturelles
Published on lundi, mars 09, 2020
Summary
Religions differ profoundly in terms of their impact on public life, the political breadth of their scriptures, and their foundational models. Islam, for example, is not a minimalist religion of just beliefs and rituals, rather, Islam encompasses all aspects of life in its philosophical, moral, and legal outlook. However, the issue of utilizing aspects of religion in constitutions is not exclusive to the Islamic world. Many, if not most, countries around the world have included religious texts, teachings, and obligations within their constitutions. Thus, it is necessary to deal with this issue within a global and comparative framework that encompasses its political, legal and cultural dimensions.
Announcement
Argument
Religions differ profoundly in terms of their impact on public life, the political breadth of their scriptures, and their foundational models. Islam, for example, is not a minimalist religion of just beliefs and rituals, rather, Islam encompasses all aspects of life in its philosophical, moral, and legal outlook. However, the issue of utilizing aspects of religion in constitutions is not exclusive to the Islamic world. Many, if not most, countries around the world have included religious texts, teachings, and obligations within their constitutions. Thus, it is necessary to deal with this issue within a global and comparative framework that encompasses its political, legal and cultural dimensions.
The Ibn Khaldon Center for Humanities and Social Sciences at Qatar University, in collaboration with the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, is pleased to invite scholars to submit an abstract in Arabic, English, or French, in line with the concept note of the conference, and relating to one of the following four approaches:
- A historical approach dealing with the issue of religion in constitutions within the context of time and place, attempting to explain the reasons behind the prevalence of this phenomenon in some regions and countries more than others.
- A political approach that explores the political motivations behind constitutional texts on religion, and how these constitutional texts can be a means to serve religion and/or be used for political convenience
- A legal approach focusing on the procedural effects of these constitutional texts, from the perspectives of political justice, state-society relations, and citizens’ rights.
- A cultural approach treating constitutional texts on religion as part of the symbolic and moral capital and exploring these texts from the angles of social negotiation and distributive justice.
Submission guidelines
Scholars are requested to email their abstract (in no more than 300 words) along with a short biography (in no more than 200 words) that includes their affiliation and most recent scholarly works to the conference organizers at dustor@qu.edu.qa,
by March 31, 2020.
Please bear in mind that acceptance of the abstract does not necessarily guarantee the acceptance of the full paper, as they will undergo a separate academic assessment. The objective of this conference is to publish the proceedings in an edited book.The Ibn Khaldon Center will cover all travel expenses, including ticket, accommodation, visa, and transportation.
Important Dates
The deadline for submitting abstracts and bios |
31st March 2020 |
Notification of accepted abstracts | 7 -31 March 2020 |
Submission of full papers | 1 Apr – 31 May 2020 |
Notification of accepted full papers | 1 Jun – 31 Jul 2020 |
Subjects
- Ethnology, anthropology (Main subject)
- Society > Ethnology, anthropology > Religious anthropology
Places
- Salle Ibn Khaldoun, Université du Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Date(s)
- mardi, mars 31, 2020
Attached files
Keywords
- religion, constitution, global context
Contact(s)
- ELMEHDI LAHMAMED
courriel : dustor [at] qu [dot] edu [dot] qa
Reference Urls
Information source
- ELMEHDI LAHMAMED
courriel : dustor [at] qu [dot] edu [dot] qa
To cite this announcement
« Religion in Constitutions within a Global Context: Political, Legal and Cultural Dimensions », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on lundi, mars 09, 2020, https://calenda-formation.labocleo.org/763401