The issues of migration and immigrant political integration in western democracies have become increasingly intertwined with debates on religion, particularly Islam. To date, however, we have surprisingly little systematic research on how religious beliefs are related to immigrants' political engagement. In this study, we argue that religion has a capacity to mobilize immigrants politically but...

Abstract In this article we aim to explore how vernacular ideas about spiritual power, words, and silence shape perceptions of religion witchcraft among the rural Komi people, whose predominant is Russian Orthodoxy. framework investigate local witchcraft, belonging, strangeness. During our joint ethnographic fieldwork trips Republic, Russia, these notions were evoked repeatedly in discussions c...

Günümüz toplumlarında teknolojinin gelişmesiyle birlikte haberleşme imkânları da artmakta, dünyadaki tüm insanlar birbirine yakınlaşmaktadır. Bu durum sosyal ve kültürel anlamda değişimi birçok yeniliği beraberinde getirmektedir. Küreselleşme adı verilen bu sürecin olumlu tarafından bakıldığında farklı toplumların birbirini tanımasına birbirlerinin zenginliklerinden faydalanmasına vesile olması...

Through extensive fieldwork conducted in an inner city neighbourhood Oslo, Norway, the authors found that a variation of actors and settings evoked different religious secular images place. In what ways is urban experience shaping or challenging sense spatial belonging, why discourse dominating scene? order to obtain such place context recently established area based initiative, we interviewed ...

In Scandinavia, religious schools are both rarer and more controversial than in many other European countries the United States. Scandinavian politicians fear that these foster social division undermine personal autonomy. However, researchers have not paid much attention to political concerns. this study, ethical autonomy of students at is scrutinized compared experiences non-religious based on...

Tamil is one of the ancient languages in the world with rich in literature. The writers used various materials like stone, metal, pottery, wood, palm leaves, cloth, conch shell, mural paintings and copper plates to encrypt their writing. The information gathered from these inscriptions gives us knowledge about the astronomy, history, culture, religious, economic tax, administrative and educatio...