Citizenship rights in Malaysia: the experience of social and institutional discrimination among ethnic minorities

This article examines the experience of political, social and cultural rights for Malaysia's ethnic minorities. Using a survey method, our research finds that while Malaysia has made substantial economic progress, lack of attention to political, social and cultural rights for ethnic minorities in Malaysia has meant that ethnic minorities have become increasingly dissatisfied with their experience of citizenship. Experiences of institutional and social discrimination within Malaysia's ethnically differentiated model of citizenship are common. Such experiences can lead to low levels of confidence in Malaysia's national institutions and have the capacity to undermine the kind of political support that is necessary for good governance and national stability.     

Religious marketing: reflections from the other side of politics

This paper critically examines the idea that politics and religion occupy adjoining berths in the extended marketing camp. Following a brief review of contemporary religious marketing, a comparison is undertaken of religion and politics to determine whether they conform to a common marketing framework for non‐business environments. The idea that marketing in faith environments is validated by the ‘religious economy’ theory is critically examined, significant objections to the adoption of marketing principles and methods by the religious community are explored and some limitations of the exchange concept in a faith context are identified. Some implications are considered for both political and mainstream marketing, in terms of recent attempts to broaden the scope of marketing. Copyright © 2004 Henry Stewart Publications     

宗教革命创造法律体系——评伯尔曼《法律与革命》一书的宗教法律史观

伯尔曼的名著《法律与革命》从宗教信仰与法律的关系出发 ,深入剖析了基督教教皇革命对西方近代法律体系形成的重要作用 ,以宗教信仰为总的出发点和基石 ,运用历史学考察方法 ,对包括法律史、宗教史、社会史等诸多领域的文本材料进行分析总结 ,通过探求西方近代法律体系得以建立的精神本质来为现代西方法律传统所面临的危机寻求解决之道 ,这一独特的视角使此书在西方法律史学界占有重要地位 ,值得我们去研究分析和借鉴     

宗教工作与精神文明建设问题初探——学习江泽民“以德治国”思想的体会

宗教工作服务于精神文明建设问题是宗教工作贯彻“以德治国”方略的具体体现。做好这篇大文章,就必须努力做到:强化学习宣传,把握正确方向;保障宗教信仰自由,加强科学无神论教育;抓好自身素质提高,变“想当然”为“所以然”;摈弃“宗教搭台,经济唱戏”,坚持“以人为本”,奠定物质基础;发挥宗教某些积极因素,丰富繁荣社会主义文化;服务社会公益事业,为精神文明添砖加瓦;关心宗教教育,继承优良传统;重视理论研究,引导健康发展;不断“打邪制非”,维护安定团结;贯彻“三个代表”思想,巩固爱国统一战线。     

宗教运动与社会动员:木嘎拉祜族神话、历史记忆与族群身份认同

清中期以来,汉族移民不断进入云南中南部澜沧江两岸山区,在清政府推行的“改土归流”压力下,拉祜族以“佛教”为旗号的宗教运动,将整个社会的政治经济秩序和文化意义进行重构,逐渐形成了一个地方生活中的诠释框架,通过神话及仪式,使自己的族群身份认同及历史传统对现实的影响,在群体的历史记忆中表达出来。     

Peace and security concerns in the Niger Delta: a persisting struggle for autonomy and self-determination

This article argues that neither the amnesty granted the militants nor the election of Goodluck Jonathan as President of Nigeria will be sufficient to resolve the conflict in the Niger Delta as the crisis in the Niger Delta is an offshoot of some of the contradictions in the Nigerian federal structure, particularly the regional and power imbalance in the Constitution of 1960. Therefore, no matter how conceived, the Niger Delta crisis remains more fundamentally constitutional and political than socio-economic or environmental. Accordingly, what the paper attempts to address is the deliberate attempt by the Nigerian state to diminish the constitutional and political aspects of the crisis, while it creates the impression that the root of the problem of the Niger Delta is neglect and inequitable distribution of national resources by the federal government. The paper brings to the fore the constitutional and the political aspects which have underpinned the Niger Delta crisis since the 1950s and 1960s and concludes that any resolution of the crisis short of those imperatives will not endure.     

宗教视野里的传媒化生存

在信息时代,具有一定宗教背景的媒介受众通过特定的媒介信息来维持宗教信仰;媒介控制者根据自己的宗教信仰来制定信息的议程和框架以达到预定目的;新闻从业人员依赖自身的宗教信念选择报道内容。从一定程度上来说,媒介具有宗教性。从生存环境来看,媒介具有一个宗教皮肤,就能吸引相同宗教背景受众的注意力,且受众对这一媒体具有极高的忠诚度;宗教是本体,文化是表现形式,不同文明间的冲突深层上是不同宗教的冲突。     

关于引导民族宗教活动与基层党组织活动相适应的思考

民族宗教活动与基层党组织活动在相适应中有冲突,这种冲突主要集中在六个方面,冲突产生的原因在于有两个认识误区、两个现实因素和两个复杂环境,应当通过六条途径积极引导民族宗教活动与基层党组织活动相适应.     

西夏的宗教法

西夏有较为完备的宗教法,且独具特色。西夏法律对佛教、道教加以保护,有严格的管理规定,西夏宗教法律制度对僧人的封号及对僧人道士的赐衣、试经度僧和度牒进行了规定,西夏出现了中国最早的帝师封号,西夏法律还规定了僧人道士所享有的权利及其应承担的义务。     

实施国家司法考试制度对边疆民族地区的影响

文章通过对西部地区司法考试基本情况的论述和分析,提出了实施国家司法考试对西部边疆民族地区带来的负面影响,并阐述了云南省如何应对的一些建议,从而引起国家有关部门的重视。