Religious Diaspora: A New Approach to Its Existence and Meaning

The present study aims to contribute to the discussion regarding the possibility of conceptualizing a religious diaspora. It proposes a new way of defining it, namely in relation to religious and not to ethno-territorial realities, but without editing the territorial dimension out. After sketching t...

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Auteur principal: Pătru, Alina 1978- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: MDPI 2021
Dans: Religions
Année: 2021, Volume: 12, Numéro: 10
Sujets non-standardisés:B diasporic consciousness
B religious diaspora
B Romanian-Orthodox diaspora
B German congregations abroad
B diaspora studies
B Jewish Diaspora
B Expatriates
B religion and diaspora
B Christian-Orthodox diaspora
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Résumé:The present study aims to contribute to the discussion regarding the possibility of conceptualizing a religious diaspora. It proposes a new way of defining it, namely in relation to religious and not to ethno-territorial realities, but without editing the territorial dimension out. After sketching the definition on this theoretical basis, the study refers to six case studies, pointing to the way in which the definitory traits of a religious diaspora are actualized in each situation under study. The evaluation unravels the strengths of the concept as well as certain aspects that still need to be addressed in further research. The inference is that the capacity of religion to generate diasporic feelings and attitudes should also be acknowledged and that the concept of religious diaspora ought to be treated as an analytic instrument useful both in the research and in the decision-making process.
ISSN:2077-1444
Contient:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.15496/publikation-90848
DOI: 10.3390/rel12100831
HDL: 10900/149508