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. https://t.co/xVh1T9w8Bu
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. https://t.co/UYvbwLLDbZ
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... https://t.co/caOV6Wu8bj
@erica_baffelli @AuraDiFebo@OfficialUoM 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. https://t.co/8DDytHSA0o
Have an article to submit? Religion, State & Society welcomes contributions from political studies, sociology, law, area studies & international relations, as well as history, anthropology & religious studies. Click for our aims & scope. Please submit! https://t.co/Y3Tl8JfNCK
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.
https://t.co/GUs48YhCH7
The BSA is pleased to announce that our next President will be Professor Rachel Brooks, of the University of Surrey @_rachel_brooks #Sociology https://t.co/RFYOaC1v3X
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.” https://t.co/xeSh7MolYv
In her ethnographic study of Dawat-e-Islami, @Sumrin explores followers' denominational identity is nurtured through media and ritual.
https://t.co/9sFlrA3Gug
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.
https://t.co/KTma1K9Ohl
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. #OpenAccess
https://t.co/GMUdZMZd9K
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.
https://t.co/OqrY0itY8V
Book review by @jakob_egeris / Religious transformation in Maya Guatemala: cultural collapse and Christian Pentecostal revitalization edited by John P. Hawkins @UNMPress
https://t.co/UfAqss7398