Negotiating the sacred: the lived religion of Eritrean newcomers and their process of integration in the Netherlands

This research analysed the data gathered from ten interviews with Eritrean newcomers living in Amsterdam on the relation between their experiences of lived religion and the experience of their process of integration in the Netherlands. The narratives reflect the participants’ attempts to combine the...

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Authors: Derks, Freija (Author) ; Sremac, Srđan 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2020
In: Practical theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 6, Pages: 594-608
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
KBD Benelux countries
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDF Orthodox Church
Further subjects:B Lived Religion
B The Netherlands
B Integration
B Immigration
B Eritrean-Orthodox church of Tewahedo
B Eritrean newcomers
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Summary:This research analysed the data gathered from ten interviews with Eritrean newcomers living in Amsterdam on the relation between their experiences of lived religion and the experience of their process of integration in the Netherlands. The narratives reflect the participants’ attempts to combine their religious worlds, which are one of the few things they brought from Eritrea, with their new lives in their newly found place of residence. The narratives provide rich examples of their willingness to negotiate the ‘rules of religion’ with ‘the rules of the host culture’. Finally, suggestions for the helping professions and care providers of newcomers’ service will be offered.
ISSN:1756-0748
Contains:Enthalten in: Practical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2020.1792638