Diverse Religious Experiences among Overseas Chinese in the United Arab Emirates
This chapter examines the religious lives of Chinese expatriates in the United Arab Emirates, a country that has recently formed a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with China. Taking into consideration uae’s immigration policies, its social and cultural context, as well as the characteristics o...
| Published in: | Annual review of the sociology of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Annual review of the sociology of religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
/ Religious pluralism
/ Chinese people
/ Religious experience
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations BJ Islam BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism KBL Near East and North Africa KBM Asia |
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| Summary: | This chapter examines the religious lives of Chinese expatriates in the United Arab Emirates, a country that has recently formed a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with China. Taking into consideration uae’s immigration policies, its social and cultural context, as well as the characteristics of Chinese religiosity, this paper delineates the contour of Chinese religious spaces in a Muslim-majority society. This study serves three goals: first, it adds to our knowledge of the diverse religious experiences of overseas Chinese, especially the post-2000 cohort; second, it sheds light on the influence of Chinese state apparatus in overseas Chinese communities against the backdrop of Belt and Road Initiative; third, it contributes to the ongoing discussions on Muslim societies’ responses to religious diversity. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Annual review of the sociology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004443327_014 |