RT Article
T1 Exploring spaces of contact: intercultural encounters at Jewish and Buddhist religious centres in Groningen, Europe
JF Culture and religion
VO 22
IS 4
SP 325
OP 343
A1 Correa, Sharal T.
LA English
PB Taylor and Francis Group
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1876724641
AB Societies and communities are destined and determined to change when they are open to crossing cultures. The phenomenon acknowledges diverse cultural adaptations, leading to new global goals for global interaction. Similarly, several studies demonstrate the existence of contact and engagement among diverse communities across Europe, fostering intercultural dialogue. As a result, the study seeks to investigate those spaces, specifically religious centres in Europe, that may serve as potential places of contact for diverse communities using the theories of ‘contact zones’, ‘hybrid identity’, particularly ‘organic hybridity’, ‘interfaith and interreligious encounters’ and ‘interculturalism’. The empirical study examines the intercultural interactions and exchanges occurring in the Jewish and Buddhist religious centres in Groningen to recognise how public spaces, particularly religious centres demonstrate the emergence of interculturality in Europe. Through interviews with officials, the study investigates cultural contacts and exchanges among disparate communities in the Buddhist and Jewish religious spaces of Groningen, The Netherlands. These interviews are further analysed using Arthur W Frank’s ‘Dialogical Narrative Analysis’ approach. Therefore, the paper examines the emergence of interculturality through experiences of contact among diverse European cultural or religious communities, using the framework of contact zones, hybrid identity, interfaith and interreligious studies, and interculturalism.
K1 Interculturality
K1 Religious Diversity
K1 Culture
K1 Interreligious encounters
K1 Hybrid identity
K1 Contact zones
DO 10.1080/14755610.2023.2269270