Baptizing into Kin: Religion and Peace in a Multi-ethnic Village in Georgia
Based on ethnographic fieldwork in a multi-ethnic village in Georgia, this paper shows how everyday peace is continuously reaffirmed in the tradition of inviting Muslim godparents to baptize Christian children. The Muslim godparents perform the roles of the chosen Christians while at the same time r...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of religion in Europe
Año: 2021, Volumen: 14, Número: 3/4, Páginas: 272-296 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Georgien
/ Sociedad multicultural
/ Cristiano
/ Bautismo
/ Musulmán
/ Padrino
/ Diálogo interreligioso
/ Paz
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AD Sociología de la religión AX Relaciones inter-religiosas CB Existencia cristiana CC Cristianismo ; Religión no cristiana ; Relaciones inter-religiosas CH Cristianismo y sociedad KBK Europa oriental |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Rituals
B Performativity B Peace B everyday diplomacy B Cultural Semiotics |
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| Sumario: | Based on ethnographic fieldwork in a multi-ethnic village in Georgia, this paper shows how everyday peace is continuously reaffirmed in the tradition of inviting Muslim godparents to baptize Christian children. The Muslim godparents perform the roles of the chosen Christians while at the same time remaining Muslim. Hybrid local lay-religious practices around the ritual of christening are analyzed within a larger cultural semiotics that allows reciprocity of perspectives and, specifically in this context, enables the recruitment of non-Christians into the role of godparent. Religion serves as a ground for asserting peace. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-bja10060 |