Middle Eastern Christian Spaces in Europe: Multi-sited and Super-diverse
Despite little scholarly attention, Middle Eastern Christian Churches are a well-established element of the European religious landscape. Based on collaborative research, this article examines how three mutual field visits facilitated a deeper understanding of the complexity that characterises churc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Journal of religion in Europe
Year: 2016, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-25 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Great Britain
/ Swedes
/ Denmark
/ Assyrian Church
/ Coptic Church
/ Diversity
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KBF British Isles KBK Europe (East) |
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Identity Formation
Middle Eastern Christians
migrant churches
multi-sited fieldwork
super-diversity
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| Summary: | Despite little scholarly attention, Middle Eastern Christian Churches are a well-established element of the European religious landscape. Based on collaborative research, this article examines how three mutual field visits facilitated a deeper understanding of the complexity that characterises church establishment and activities among Iraqi, Assyrian/Syriac and Coptic Orthodox Christians in the uk, Sweden and Denmark. Exploring analytical dimensions of space, diversity, size, and minority position we identify three positions of Middle Eastern Christians: in London as the epitome of super-diversity, in Copenhagen as a silenced minority within a minority, and in Södertälje as a visible majority within a minority. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-00901002 |