“Coming Out” or “Staying in the Closet”: deconversion narratives of Muslim Apostates in Jordan
This article describes a pilot study conducted between 22.03.2013 and 22.05.2013 among deconverts from Islam in Jordan. Due to the religious and cultural taboo surrounding apostasy, those who left Islam are notoriously difficult to access in a systematic way and constitute what is known in social re...
| Publié dans: | Marburg journal of religion |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Fachgebiet für Religionswissenschaft im Fachbereich 11, Philipps Universität Marburg
[2016]
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Marburg journal of religion
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Jordanien
/ Islam
/ Apostat
/ Facteur socioculturel
/ Sociologie des religions
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions AG Vie religieuse BJ Islam KBL Proche-Orient et Afrique du Nord |
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| Résumé: | This article describes a pilot study conducted between 22.03.2013 and 22.05.2013 among deconverts from Islam in Jordan. Due to the religious and cultural taboo surrounding apostasy, those who left Islam are notoriously difficult to access in a systematic way and constitute what is known in social research as a ‘hidden’ or ‘hard-to-reach’ population. Consequently, the non-probability sampling methods, namely an online survey, were used to recruit participants to the study. The objective of this research was threefold: (a) exploring the community of apostates from Islam in Jordan, (b) understanding the rationale behind decision to disaffiliate from Islam, and (c) analysing their narratives of deconversion. In addition, this paper examines the changes that occurred in respondents’ lives as a result of their apostasy and the degree of secrecy about their decision. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-2941 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Marburg journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17192/mjr.2016.18.4572 |