‘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...

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Publicado en:Religion, state & society
Otros títulos:Military Chaplaincy
Autor principal: Settoul, Elyamine (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Routledge [2015]
En: Religion, state & society
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B France / Military / Islam / Military chaplain
Otras palabras clave:B Chaplaincy
B Islam
B Religion
B Laicité
B Secularism
B Armies
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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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.
ISSN:1465-3974
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Religion, state & society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09637494.2015.1022400