Rethinking the Space for Religion: New Actors in Central and Southeast Europe on Religion, Authenticity and Belonging
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Rethinking the Space for Religion : New Actors in Central and Southeast Europe on Religion, Authenticity and Belonging . / Willert, Trine Stauning (Editor); Stala, Krzysztof (Editor); Raudvere, Catharina (Editor).
Lund : Nordic Academic Press, 2012. 336 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Rethinking the Space for Religion
T2 - New Actors in Central and Southeast Europe on Religion, Authenticity and Belonging
A2 - Willert, Trine Stauning
A2 - Stala, Krzysztof
A2 - Raudvere, Catharina
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - What happens to people’s sense of belonging when globalization meets with proclaimed regional identities resting heavily on conceptions of religion and ethnicity? Who are the actors stressing cultural heritage and authenticity as tools for self-understanding? In Rethinking the Space for Religion, the authors aim at a broad discussion on how history and religion are made part of the production of narratives about origin and belonging in contemporary Europe. The contributors offer localized studies where actors with strong agendas indicate the complex relations between history, religion, and identity. The case studies exemplify how public intellectuals and academics have taken active part in the construction of recent and traditional pasts. Instead of repeating the simplistic explanation as a “return of religion”, the authors of this volume focus on public platforms and agents, and their use of religion as a political and cultural argument. The approach makes a nuanced and fresh survey for researchers and other initiated readers to engage in.
AB - What happens to people’s sense of belonging when globalization meets with proclaimed regional identities resting heavily on conceptions of religion and ethnicity? Who are the actors stressing cultural heritage and authenticity as tools for self-understanding? In Rethinking the Space for Religion, the authors aim at a broad discussion on how history and religion are made part of the production of narratives about origin and belonging in contemporary Europe. The contributors offer localized studies where actors with strong agendas indicate the complex relations between history, religion, and identity. The case studies exemplify how public intellectuals and academics have taken active part in the construction of recent and traditional pasts. Instead of repeating the simplistic explanation as a “return of religion”, the authors of this volume focus on public platforms and agents, and their use of religion as a political and cultural argument. The approach makes a nuanced and fresh survey for researchers and other initiated readers to engage in.
M3 - Book
SN - 9789187121852
BT - Rethinking the Space for Religion
PB - Nordic Academic Press
CY - Lund
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