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100	1	0	_aBowen, John R. _eauthor
245	0	0	_aWhy Did the French Rally to a Law against Headscarves in Schools?
260			_c2008.
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520			_aTo explain the easy passage of the French law against religious symbols in public schools in early 2004, in effect a law aimed at Islamic headscarves, this paper presents a causal account of the passage of laws during two periods: 1901–1908, and 1989–2004. It argues, against Marcel Gauchet, that the first set of laws not so much moved religion out of the public sphere than set out the means for the state to support and control religious institutions. Further, it argues that later headscarf affairs were generated by the convergence of domestic and international anxieties over stability and ideology and that the escalation and conscious promotion of these anxieties rather than a professed concern for the rights of oppressed girls best explains the passage of the law.
690			_aReligious signs
690			_aLaw and religion
690			_aHeadscarves
690			_aIslam
690			_aFrance.
786	0		_nDroit et société | o 68 | 1 | 2008-06-16 | p. 33-52 | 0769-3362
856	4	1	_uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-droit-et-societe1-2008-1-page-33?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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