Kivisto Religion and Immigration

Migrant Faiths in North America and Western Europe
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-7456-8666-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 224 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: PIMS - Polity Immigration and Society series

This concise book provides readers with a comprehensive overviewand critical assessment of the key issues and varied strands ofresearch relating to immigration and religion that have beenproduced during the past two decades.
Religion, once a neglected topic in migration studies, is todayseen as a crucially important aspect of the immigrant experience.For some - particularly those focusing on religion in North America- religion has been portrayed as a vital resource for manyimmigrants engaged in the essential identity work required inadjusting to the receiving society. For others - particularly thosewho have focused on Muslim immigrants in Western Europe - religiontends to be depicted as a source of conflict rather than one ofcomfort and consolation.
In a judicious, engaging, and highly readable account, this booksorts through these contrasting viewpoints, pointing to an approachthat will assist upper-level students and scholars alike in puttingthese competing analyses into perspective.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kivisto, Peter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Religion on the Move
Chapter 2: Immigrant Identity Work and Religion
Chapter 3: Reframing Religious Organizations and Practices
Chapter 4: Immigrants and Transnational Religious Networks
Chapter 5: Church-State Relations and the Public Sphere
Chapter 6: Epilogue
References

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Kivisto is Richard Swanson Professor of Social Thought and Chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Welfare at Augustana College. He is also editor of The Sociological Quarterly.