Baptizing into Kin: Religion and Peace in a Multi-ethnic Village in Georgia
Based on ethnographic fieldwork in a multi-ethnic village in Georgia, this paper shows how everyday peace is continuously reaffirmed in the tradition of inviting Muslim godparents to baptize Christian children. The Muslim godparents perform the roles of the chosen Christians while at the same time r...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of religion in Europe |
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of religion in Europe
Jahr: 2021, Band: 14, Heft: 3/4, Seiten: 272-296 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Georgien
/ Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
/ Christ
/ Taufe
/ Muslim
/ Pate
/ Interreligiöser Dialog
/ Friede
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik AX Interreligiöse Beziehungen CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität CC Christentum und nichtchristliche Religionen; interreligiöse Beziehungen CH Christentum und Gesellschaft KBK Osteuropa |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Rituals
B Performativity B Peace B everyday diplomacy B Cultural Semiotics |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Based on ethnographic fieldwork in a multi-ethnic village in Georgia, this paper shows how everyday peace is continuously reaffirmed in the tradition of inviting Muslim godparents to baptize Christian children. The Muslim godparents perform the roles of the chosen Christians while at the same time remaining Muslim. Hybrid local lay-religious practices around the ritual of christening are analyzed within a larger cultural semiotics that allows reciprocity of perspectives and, specifically in this context, enables the recruitment of non-Christians into the role of godparent. Religion serves as a ground for asserting peace. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-bja10060 |