Religion, State & Society Journal

Scholarly journal publishing leading multidisciplinary research on religion, politics & society. #RSSJournal #RSS50th

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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@erica_baffelli @AuraDiFebo @OfficialUoM @KyotoSangyoUniv @UTokyo_News_en @PaulaKolata @YanisuG @BloomsburyRS @zainabmaibornu @ALC_KCL @DukePress 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. https://t.co/2qREcaPKAq

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@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

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@erica_baffelli @AuraDiFebo @OfficialUoM @KyotoSangyoUniv @UTokyo_News_en @PaulaKolata @YanisuG @BloomsburyRS 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 @DukePress https://t.co/bK0r2KVcYt

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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

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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.
https://t.co/GUs48YhCH7

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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 #Sociology https://t.co/RFYOaC1v3X

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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

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In her ethnographic study of Dawat-e-Islami, @Sumrin explores followers' denominational identity is nurtured through media and ritual.

https://t.co/9sFlrA3Gug

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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

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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. #OpenAccess

https://t.co/GMUdZMZd9K

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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

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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