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The regulation of religious affairs in Taiwan: from state control to laisser-faire?
Die Regelung von religiösen Angelegenheiten in Taiwan: von Staatskontrolle zu Laisser-faire?
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Abstract
This article looks at Taiwan's policy towards religion to show that non-Western societies can also achieve what Alfred Stepan called a "twin toleration" wherein the state does not intervene in religious affairs, and religion does not seek to control the state. The paper shows the sets of constraints... view more
This article looks at Taiwan's policy towards religion to show that non-Western societies can also achieve what Alfred Stepan called a "twin toleration" wherein the state does not intervene in religious affairs, and religion does not seek to control the state. The paper shows the sets of constraints in which policy-makers struggling for an adequate way to deal with religion operate. They have to choose among a variety of models in democratic societies, to take into account the legacy of the authoritarian era, and to consider the specificities of Taiwan's situation, influenced by a Chinese cultural heritage, Japanese colonialism and observations from other parts of the world. The paper then describes how these constraints have influenced the major stages in the evolution of relations between state and religions in Taiwanese society and then argue that the state had yet to reach a consensus up until 2008 on the legislation of religion because of disagreements between different religious actors.... view less
In diesem Artikel wird ein Blick auf Taiwans Politik gegenüber Religion geworfen, um zu zeigen, dass auch nichtwestliche Gesellschaften erreichen können was Alfred Stepan "doppelte Duldung" nennt. Darin greift der Staat nicht in religiöse Angelegenheiten ein und die Religion versucht nicht den Staat... view more
In diesem Artikel wird ein Blick auf Taiwans Politik gegenüber Religion geworfen, um zu zeigen, dass auch nichtwestliche Gesellschaften erreichen können was Alfred Stepan "doppelte Duldung" nennt. Darin greift der Staat nicht in religiöse Angelegenheiten ein und die Religion versucht nicht den Staat unter Kontrolle zu bringen.... view less
Keywords
legislation; control; religious policy; national state; exertion of government pressure; political change; society; social actor; historical development; political science; democratization; Taiwan; politics; religion; consensus; present
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
General History
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Sociology of Religion
Method
descriptive study; historical
Free Keywords
Politics; State; Democratization; Recognition; Religious Community - State Relations; Ortung; Verhältnis Religionsgemeinschaft - Staat; Present
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 53-83
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 38 (2009) 2
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works