Religion, Law, State, and covid-19 in Vietnam

Abstract The Vietnamese state has issued numerous measures to prevent the spread of covid -19 in the country. This paper shows how the state used the law to manage religious activities for the purpose of public health during the epidemic. We argued that because of legal, institutional, and religious...

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Main Author: Phuong, Nguyen Thi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: Journal of law, religion and state
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 284-297
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Vietnam / State / Religious organization / COVID-19 (Disease) / Pandemic / Infection / Protection magic
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBM Asia
XA Law
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Regulations
B Law
B Covid-19
B State
B Religion
B Restrictions
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Summary:Abstract The Vietnamese state has issued numerous measures to prevent the spread of covid -19 in the country. This paper shows how the state used the law to manage religious activities for the purpose of public health during the epidemic. We argued that because of legal, institutional, and religious factors, the Vietnamese state was successful in establishing cooperation with religious organizations to implement measures restricting religious activities to limit the spread of the epidemic in the country.
ISSN:2212-4810
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of law, religion and state
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22124810-2020010