Jehovas Vidner. I grænsefladen af den danske religionsmodel
Jehovah's Witnesses have existed as a minority religion in Denmark for more than hundred years. I argue that even Jehovah's Witnesses are clearly within, although situated in the borderland of the Danish model of religion, they are also located in a borderland position when seen from jurid...
| Published in: | Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Danish |
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Univ.
[2015]
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| In: |
Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Denmark
/ Religion
/ Jehovah's Witnesses
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| Further subjects: | B
Inclusion
B Conflict B Jehovah's Witnesses B minority religion |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Jehovah's Witnesses have existed as a minority religion in Denmark for more than hundred years. I argue that even Jehovah's Witnesses are clearly within, although situated in the borderland of the Danish model of religion, they are also located in a borderland position when seen from juridical, theological and sociological points of views. I discuss the borderland position on the basis of a media debate that took place in the summer of 2013, when Jehovah's Witnesses were accused of racism due to speeches given at the yearly summer convent Jehovas Vidner har eksisteret som minoritetsreligion i Danmark i mere end hundrede år. Artiklen argumenterer for, at selv om Jehovas Vidner klart er indenfor, men i grænsefladen af den danske religionsmodel, er Jehovas Vidner stadig i en grænseposition ud fra andre juridiske, teologiske og sociologiske synsvinkler. Denne grænseposition har dog flyttet sig længere og længere ind mod midten i de senere år. Artiklen diskuterer grænsepositionen ud fra en mediedebat i sommeren 2013. Her blev Jehovas Vidner anklaget for racisme som følge af indhold i taler afholdt på det årlige sommerstævne |
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| ISSN: | 1904-8181 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7146/rt.v0i62.22573 |