Hist humanities and social scienceshistory, shs humanities and social sciences, shs. Jean bauberot, jean noel jeanneney et philippe portier. From landmark cases and excerpts from state constitutions, to a diverse set of news articles and museum artifacts, this guide categorizes and annotates an indepth, yet concise resource exhibit demonstrating. Legally speaking, at least, it has no application to private persons. This article offers a set of hypotheses, notions and perspectives for a synthetic analysis of french laicite, from a sociohistorical viewpoint. Laicite and freedom of conscience in pluricultural france. The author puts forward different notions such as clericalism and anticlericalism, first and second thresholds of laicization and pacte laique eventual resolution of conflict. It is a legacy of the french revolution, expanded under the. The first theoretical definition of french laicite was given by philosopher ferdinand. Les sept laicites francaises 1 institut tribune socialiste. The core of this text lies in a careful and detailed comparison between the evolution of religious debate in the united kingdom and the. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise cambridge core to connect with your account.
This research guide covers primary and secondary sources concerning religious symbolism in public schools in the united states and france. Yet, in recent years, it has increasingly been invoked to justify restrictions on public expressions of religious belief by. The exploration of new domains of research and comparative history, covering a range of cultures and epistemological reflections by contributions from prestigious scholars and young historians alike, defines the. A public interview with jean bauberot, henri penaruiz and sarah fainberg. Secularism in france secularism, the principle of separation between civil society and religion, is a fundament of the french state. Secularism in france, enshrined in the constitution, has a long history. The church and the state in the united states, france, and israel held at. Jean bauberot, severine mathieu, religion, modernite et. After outlining the main historical stages of french.
Broadly speaking, it is understood as requiring the separation of religious and civil authority as well as a strict state neutrality with regard to religious identities. At its core, it represents a commitment that the state will be secular. After outlining the main historical stages of french laicitecreation of the laique morale in the 1880s, separation between state and churches 1905, and. Socio humanities and social sciencessociology, shs. Part of thecomparative and foreign law commons,human rights law commons, and the. More recently, the grand orient gave financial support to the day nursery, babyloup, which was at the centre of a longrunning legal battle to secure the right to dismiss an employee who insisted on wearing an islamic headscarf at work afp, 2014. Religion, modernite et culture au royaumeuni et en france 18001914.
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