‘Jewish and Scientologist’: ideal citizenship as a legitimisation strategy in Israel

This article explores how citizenship discourses can serve as a strategic tool for religious minorities, particularly new religious movements (NRMs), to achieve legitimacy within a hostile and suspicious societal context. Focusing on the case of the Center of Scientology of Israel, this study invest...

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Authors: Yezersky, Renen (Author) ; Ben-Porat, Gay 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2026
In: Religion, state & society
Year: 2026, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 2-21
Further subjects:B Legitimation
B Scientology
B New Religious Movements
B Citizenship
B Israel
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