You're in the French army now!' Institutionalising Islam in the republic's army
The establishment in 2006 of a military chaplaincy to Muslims in the French armed forces was a historic initiative which normalised the situation of France's second religion within the institution. The purpose of this article is to explore the conditions for the emergence of this chaplaincy. Fr...
Publicado en: | Religion, state & society |
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Otros títulos: | Military Chaplaincy |
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Routledge
[2015]
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En: |
Religion, state & society
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(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
France
/ Military
/ Islam
/ Military chaplain
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Otras palabras clave: | B
Chaplaincy
B Islam B Religion B Laicité B Secularism B Armies |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
Sumario: | The establishment in 2006 of a military chaplaincy to Muslims in the French armed forces was a historic initiative which normalised the situation of France's second religion within the institution. The purpose of this article is to explore the conditions for the emergence of this chaplaincy. From a socio-historical perspective, I analyse not only the many paradoxes surrounding the status of a Muslim military chaplain in the French context but also the various sociological factors and policies that have contributed to its institutionalisation. In the second part of the article I describe how this body operates, drawing on empirical data on the practices and experiences of Muslim personnel within the French military. |
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ISSN: | 1465-3974 |
Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Religion, state & society
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09637494.2015.1022400 |