Coercive Change of Religion in South Korea: The Case of the Shincheonji Church

Deprogramming has been considered illegal in North America and Europe since the late 20th century, but is still practiced in South Korea by conservative and fundamentalist pastors, who try to “de-convert” adult members of new religious movements, after they have been kidnapped and detained by their...

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Auteur principal: Fautré, Willy 1944- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: [2020]
Dans: The journal of CESNUR
Année: 2020, Volume: 4, Numéro: 3, Pages: 35-56
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Südkorea / Shincheonji / Mouvement anti-culte / Nouvelles religions / Dekonversion / Rééducation / Zwangsbehandlung
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AG Vie religieuse
AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux
KBM Asie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Deprogramming
B Shincheonji
B Coercive Change of Religion
B Forced Conversion in South Korea
B Deprogramming in South Korea
B Forced Conversion
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Résumé:Deprogramming has been considered illegal in North America and Europe since the late 20th century, but is still practiced in South Korea by conservative and fundamentalist pastors, who try to “de-convert” adult members of new religious movements, after they have been kidnapped and detained by their parents. Shincheonji is the main, although not the only, victim of this illegal practice. The article discusses some specific cases, and what was the attitude of South Korean police and courts of law to them, asking the questions why reactions to these crimes are inadequate in South Korea, and what the international community can do to put a halt to them.
ISSN:2532-2990
Contient:Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2020.4.3.3