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Religion as a Political Resource
Miriam Schader
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Description for Religion as a Political Resource
Paperback. Series: Veroffentlichungen Der Sektion Religionssoziologie Der Deutschen Gesellschaft Fur Soziologie. Num Pages: 247 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 14 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 1HF; HRAM2; JFFN; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Miriam Schader shows that migrants can use religion as a resource for political involvement in their (new) country of residence – but under certain circumstances only. The author analyses the role religious networks and symbols play for the politicization and participation of Muslim and Christian migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Berlin and Paris. Against the widely held belief that Islam is a ’political religion’ in itself, this study demonstrates that Christian migrants draw on their religion for political action more easily than their Muslim counterparts. It also highlights that it is not religion in general which helps migrants get politically ... Read more
Miriam Schader shows that migrants can use religion as a resource for political involvement in their (new) country of residence – but under certain circumstances only. The author analyses the role religious networks and symbols play for the politicization and participation of Muslim and Christian migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Berlin and Paris. Against the widely held belief that Islam is a ’political religion’ in itself, this study demonstrates that Christian migrants draw on their religion for political action more easily than their Muslim counterparts. It also highlights that it is not religion in general which helps migrants get politically ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Series
Veroffentlichungen Der Sektion Religionssoziologie Der Deutschen Gesellschaft Fur Soziologie
Number of Pages
247
Place of Publication
Weisbaden, Germany
ISBN
9783658167875
SKU
V9783658167875
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About Miriam Schader
Miriam Schader is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity.
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