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03032aam a2200457 i 4500 001 E7F9115C2DF611EAB868BF0597128E48 003 SILO 005 20200103010057 008 190722t20202020enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019031521 020 $a 0367347911 020 $a 9780367347918 035 $a (OCoLC)1104413798 040 $a IEN/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a f-gh--- 050 00 $a BL65.L33 $b T84 2020 100 1 $a Tweneboah, Seth, $e author. 245 10 $a Religion, law, politics, and the state in Africa : $b applying legal pluralism in Ghana / $c Seth Tweneboah. 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, $c 2020. 300 $a vi, 194 pages ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a ICLARS series on law and religion 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- The Interactions of State and Non-State Legal Norms -- Normative Systems and Actors in Tension -- Child Witchcraft Occurrences and Maltreatments -- Religion, Law, and Same-sex Relationships -- Conclusion. 520 $a "Applying a legal pluralist framework, this study examines the complex interrelationships between religion, law, and politics in contemporary Ghana, a professedly secular state characterised by high levels of religiousity. It aims to explore legal, cultural and moral tensions created by overlapping loci of authority (state actors, traditional leaders and religious functionaries). It contends that religion can function as an impediment to Ghana's secularity and also serve as an integral tool for realising the state's legal ideals and meeting international human rights standards. Using three case studies - legal tensions, child witchcraft accusations, and same-sex partnerships - the study illustrates the ways that the entangled and complicated connexions between religion and law compound Ghana's secular orientation. It suggests that legal pluralism is not a mere analytical framework for describing tensions, but ought to be seen as part of the solution. The study contributes to advancing knowledge in the area of the interrelationships between religion and law in contemporary African public domain"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Religion and law $z Ghana. 650 0 $a Legal polycentricity $z Ghana. 651 0 $a Ghana $x Politics and government $y 1979-2001. 651 0 $a Ghana $x Politics and government $y 2001- 651 0 $a Ghana $x Religion $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Ghana $x Religion $y 21st century. 650 7 $a Legal polycentricity. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00995519 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Religion. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01093763 650 7 $a Religion and law. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01093835 651 7 $a Ghana. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01208741 648 7 $a Since 1900 $2 fast 830 0 $a ICLARS series on law and religion. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317025747.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E7F9115C2DF611EAB868BF0597128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search