‘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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Publié dans:Religion, state & society
Autres titres:Military Chaplaincy
Auteur principal: Settoul, Elyamine (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge [2015]
Dans: Religion, state & society
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Frankreich / Armée / Islam / Aumônier militaire
Sujets non-standardisés:B Chaplaincy
B Islam
B Religion
B Laicité
B Secularism
B Armies
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Résumé: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
Contient:Enthalten in: Religion, state & society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09637494.2015.1022400