Muslim Migrant Religion on Sumba Island
Migration induces social change across the Indonesian archipelago as shifts in demography reshape communities. The process of migration not only transforms host communities, but also the migrants involved. Drawn from ethnographic research, this qualitative study examines migration’s influence in sha...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Peeters
[2019]
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| In: |
Studies in interreligious dialogue
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-203 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sumba
/ Muslim
/ Immigrants
/ Socio-cultural change
/ Religious change
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| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam KBM Asia |
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| Summary: | Migration induces social change across the Indonesian archipelago as shifts in demography reshape communities. The process of migration not only transforms host communities, but also the migrants involved. Drawn from ethnographic research, this qualitative study examines migration’s influence in shaping Muslim migrant religion on Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews of 58 migrants. Migration from Muslim-majority regions of Indonesia to Christian-majority Sumba disrupts the religious and cultural patterns of migrants which leads to social and religious adaptations. Migrants mitigate the loss of ethnic and religious bonds through changes in personal habits, participation in religious communities, and through ethnic enclaving. According to many migrants, their experience as migrants produces positive changes within their practice of Islam, both at the individual level and within the mosque. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1806 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in interreligious dialogue
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/SID.29.2.3287306 |