Can the tail wag the dog?: diaspora reconstructions of religions in a globalized society
In the context of contemporary global society, major religions of the world are subject to varied and hybrid reconstruction in various regions of the world, both in traditional heartlands and in various diaspora locations where adherents are generally a small minority. The article poses the question...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitetsforlaget
2007
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Nordic journal of religion and society (NJRS)
Year: 2007, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-64 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Canada
/ Muslim
/ Diaspora (social sciences) (Religion)
/ Political influencing
/ Islamic countries
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam |
| Summary: | In the context of contemporary global society, major religions of the world are subject to varied and hybrid reconstruction in various regions of the world, both in traditional heartlands and in various diaspora locations where adherents are generally a small minority. The article poses the question of whether and how diaspora constructions can influence those in the heartlands rather than only the other way around. The abstract question is explored through an illustrative analysis of the religious reconstructions of second generation Muslims in Canada. The upshot is that such diaspora locations are unlikely to have a direct influence on the heartlands for the foreseeable future, but that indirect influence is possible to the extent that diaspora forms become the accepted models for how the religions in question are seen and understood by the dominant populations in diaspora regions. This result, however, is likely to depend on a high level of integration of the diaspora migrants into the power structures of the host societies. |
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| ISSN: | 0809-7291 |
| Contains: | In: Nordic journal of religion and society (NJRS)
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