Sense of community among Muslims in the Brazil-Paraguay border: narratives of belonging and generational differences
The so-called Triple Frontier'the border between Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentinais the host society' of an important Muslim community, composed mainly of Lebanese immigrants and their descendants born in Brazil and Paraguay. In less than two decades, Shi'i and Sunni Arab Muslims c...
| Published in: | Journal of contemporary religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
[2018]
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| In: |
Journal of contemporary religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Brazil
/ Boundary
/ Paraguay
/ Muslim
/ Social identity
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam KBR Latin America |
| Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Identities B Borders B Latin America |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | The so-called Triple Frontier'the border between Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentinais the host society' of an important Muslim community, composed mainly of Lebanese immigrants and their descendants born in Brazil and Paraguay. In less than two decades, Shi'i and Sunni Arab Muslims created mosques, religious centres, a cemetery, and three schools. Mosques, schools, and religious centres are spaces for the production of a sense of community. The institutional discourse of these entities emphasises the connection between religion and community origin, considering Islam as part of Arab culture'. Taking generational differences into account, this article aims to analyse the narratives of plural identity expressed in the meanings attributed to the immigrants' self-identification as Muslims. Based on fieldwork in the South American border area, this work aims to shed light on the way in which immigrants and their descendants reinterpret their religious belonging, informed by the new experience of living in multi-religious societies. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2018.1535376 |