Animal sacrifice and religious freedom : Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah /

This book is part of a series that provides detailed histories of landmark cases in US constitutional law. The case of Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah revolves around the question of whether adherents of the Santeria religion should be permitted to engage in animal sacrifices as part of their religious rituals. O'Brien describes the religious tradition with careful attention to the divisions among Santerians in south Florida, and analyzes the case through the time of the Supreme Court decision that affirmed the free exercise rights of this unusual religious sect. O'Brien's account is particularly strong in showing how the case in question differs constitutionally from Employment Division v. Smith and City of Boerne v. Flores, in which the Court limited the scope of the Free Exercise Clause. This book contains an excellent account of the current state of jurisprudence in the area of religious liberty. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduates, and researchers. T. G. Jelen University of Nevada, Las Vegas