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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > deviance > religious deviance
social science subjects > sociology > social problems > deviance > religious deviance

Preferred term

religious deviance  

Definition

  • A religious system is essentially normative, for all religions attempt to exert control over their followers. This control extends to thought, feeling, belief, and communication, as well as actual physical behavior. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Religious Deviance]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WPR9W1MK-G

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