RT Book
T1 In-between spaces: Christian and Muslim minorities in transition in Europe and the Middle East
T2 Gods, humans and religions
JF Gods, humans and religions
A2 Timmerman, Christiane
LA English
PP Bruxelles Bern Berlin Frankfurt am Main Wien u.a.
PB Lang
YR 2009
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/60756296X
AB The relationship between Europe and the Middle East has been important, yet tumultuous, for more than a thousand years. In both regions, immigrants from religious minorities found their place and yet often stayed connected through historical and/or religious ties to the other region. Several large Christian communities remained in the Middle East after the Islamization of the region. More recently, immigration from Mediterranean countries has brought Islam back into Europe. Muslim communities with diverging regional and ideological backgrounds are increasingly becoming part of the European landscape. The influence of globalization has given way to a shift in the position of minorities in their relationship to the majority culture, in which religion is played out as a key element. We are also currently witnessing a reinterpretation of the minority issue in itself and a repositioning of minority communities within the dominant strand of society. The interaction between global and local contexts has created new dynamics in the minority issue and therefore requires renewed academic analysis. This publication comprises the contributions of scholars and researchers who participated in a conference on the topic organized by the University Centre Saint-Ignatius Antwerp in December 2007 and covers different aspects of the subject matter including the politics of religious diversity, religion and ethnic identity, migration, conversion, virtual communication, European Islam and feminine minority discourse.
NO Proceedings of a workshop held Dec. 6-7, 2007 at the University Centre Saint-Ignatius Antwerp
CN a
SN 978-90-5201-565-1
K1 Religious Minorities : Europe : Congresses
K1 Islam : Europe : Congresses
K1 Religious Minorities : Middle East : Congresses
K1 Christianity : Middle East : Congresses
K1 Middle East : Religion : Congresses
K1 Europe : Religion : Congresses
K1 Konferenzschrift