Key Categories in the Study of Religion - Contexts and Critiques - Rebekka King
17. Regulating Religion to Maintain the Status Quo
Key Categories in the Study of Religion - Contexts and Critiques - Rebekka King
Suzanne Owen [+]
Leeds Trinity University
Suzanne Owen is an associate professor in the study of religion at Leeds Trinity University in the United Kingdom researching British Druidry and Indigeneity in Newfoundland.
Description
This chapter explores through conceptualisations of hegemony and consent how the state regulation of religion supports the status quo and minimises dissent in the UK. Pagan groups’ attempts to gain public recognition reveals how state regulation operates today where ‘other’ religions are remodelled on and become second class versions of the religion of the ruling classes.