Religion and Religions in Prisons: Observations from the United States and Europe

Despite manifest differences and internal variety, this article attempts to integrate the histories and present landscapes of religious practice in prison in the United States and in Western Europe. We identify, among incarcerated people in the United States, Italy, and Germany, discernible drifts t...

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Subtitles:Symposium: Religion in Public Institutions in Cross-National Perspective
Authors: Becci, Irene 1973- (Author) ; Dubler, Joshua 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 241-247
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Germany / Italy / Prison / Religious practice / Interfaith dialogue
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBB German language area
KBJ Italy
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B Prison
B Religion
B Religious Freedom
B Incarceration
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