Book contents
- Women’s Rights in Liberal States
- Women’s Rights in Liberal States
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Historical, Societal, and Theoretical Roots of Discrimination against Women
- Part II Religion–State Relations and Their Effects on Women’s Rights
- 3 The Five Facets of Religion–State Relations in Liberal Democracies and Their Effects on Women’s Rights
- 4 The Deprivatization of Religion and Women’s Rights
- Part III The Decline of Liberalism, the Rise of Populism, and the Rights of Women
- Index
3 - The Five Facets of Religion–State Relations in Liberal Democracies and Their Effects on Women’s Rights
from Part II - Religion–State Relations and Their Effects on Women’s Rights
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 May 2025
Book contents
- Women’s Rights in Liberal States
- Women’s Rights in Liberal States
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Historical, Societal, and Theoretical Roots of Discrimination against Women
- Part II Religion–State Relations and Their Effects on Women’s Rights
- 3 The Five Facets of Religion–State Relations in Liberal Democracies and Their Effects on Women’s Rights
- 4 The Deprivatization of Religion and Women’s Rights
- Part III The Decline of Liberalism, the Rise of Populism, and the Rights of Women
- Index
Summary
This chapter argues against the common but oversimplified claim that the secularization of the world and the legal separation between religion and the state in liberal states have eliminated the negative effects patriarchal religion can have on women’s rights. The chapter suggests that there are at least five facets of the relationship between religion and the state in contemporary liberal democracies that are crucial to a proper understanding of the ways in which religion–state relations affect women’s rights: (1) institutional differentiation between religion and the state; (2) strong protection of religious liberty; (3) the involvement of religion in politics; (4) the extent of religious involvement in education and social services; and (5) the levels of religious belief of individuals in society. It analyzes each of these facets and shows how their treatment in liberal states allows patriarchal religion to perpetuate and entrench women’s inequality.
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- Women's Rights in Liberal StatesPatriarchy, Liberalism, Religion and the Chimera of Rights, pp. 75 - 100Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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