Vol 51, Iss 3 of Religion, State & Society is a special issue on religion & minority in Japanese context. Published in the summer, it was organised by guest editors @erica_baffelli & Norihito Takahashi @Toyo_Uni
The 🧵 quoted here takes us through the contents.
After the editorial, editor @erica_baffelli examines minority religious traditions through the lens of "fear", common in many global contexts for framing minority or new religious movements. Baffelli provides a dynamic picture of groups and responses. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Our latest article, from @BrentNelsen & James Guth @FurmanU examines religion's influence on public attitudes to European integration. Religion in public life & the project of Europe are key points for Dutch politician Geert Wilders: essential reading. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
As Geert Wilders, whose party won most seats in the Dutch election this week, seeks partners for a coalition, the phrases "populist", "anti-Islam", and "far-right" proliferate in headlines. Our journal has some reflections on religion and populism... tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
The issue also includes a book review by @zainabmaibornu on a monograph from a different context - Nigeria. She reviews Rage and Carnage in the Name of God: Religious Violence in Nigeria by Abiodun Alao @ALC_KCL, published by @DukePresstandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
A note that the tweet above from this thread has incorrect affiliation details for Norihito Takahashi, who is a professor at @Toyo_Uni in Tokyo. x.com/RssJournal/status/1724…
Scholars Hirofumi Okai @KyotoSangyoUniv and guest co-editor Norihito Takahashi @UTokyo_News_en share research on a "minorities within minority religions" in Japan through the case of Tablighi Jama'at. One for scholars of global Islam. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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New study: While some religious groups lean very liberal, exposure to religion is associated with conservative politics across almost all forms, types, & groups.
It would appear that—in the United States—even liberal religion is generally conservatizing.
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The BSA is pleased to announce that our next President will be Professor Rachel Brooks, of the University of Surrey @_rachel_brooks #Sociologybit.ly/46gZZNa
Book review by John Bowen: 'Islam and the liberal state: national identity and the future of Muslim Britain' @StphnHwrdJns @ibtauris@BloomsburyBooks
“...how the British state treats its Muslim citizens is not itself consistent with liberal principles.” tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
In her ethnographic study of Dawat-e-Islami, @Sumrin explores followers' denominational identity is nurtured through media and ritual.
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ALT Title and abstract. Consuming Islam: media, ritual, and identity in the making of a brotherhood
Gender-equal inheritance rights in Bangladesh depend on multiple political factors - negotiating international mandates, demands from women's groups within the country, and opposition from religious groups. Case study by @JinatHossain and Ishtiaq Jamil.
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Is the Russian Orthodox Church's fight against abortion ill-conceived & counter-productive? Pål Kolstø @UniOslo argues that church leaders have failed to convince the public and politicians, and risk souring relations with Putin's government. #OpenAccesstandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
ALT Title and abstract. The Russian Orthodox Church and its fight against abortion: taking on the state and losing.
How do political actors in Latin America use religion? @SchworerJakob and Belén Fernández-García analyse >14,000 Facebook posts from 87 political actors in 15 countries.
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ALT In the name of God and Christianity: mapping parties’ and
candidates’ religious communication in Latin America. Title and abstract.
Book review by @jakob_egeris / Religious transformation in Maya Guatemala: cultural collapse and Christian Pentecostal revitalization edited by John P. Hawkins @UNMPress
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ALT Book cover: Religious Transformation in Maya Guatemala. Cultural Collapse and Christian Pentecostal Revitalisation. Edited by John P. Hawkins.