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oapen-20.500.12657-483012021-04-22T17:17:29Z Migrants and Religion: Paths, Issues, and Lenses Zanfrini, Laura Refugees & political asylum bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFD Refugees & political asylum Despite the worldwide dramatic spread of religious-based discriminations, persecutions, and conflicts, both official data and academic literature have underestimated their role as a root cause of contemporary migrations. This multidisciplinary study aims to overcome this gap. Through an unprecedented collection of theoretical analysis and original empirical evidence, the book provides unique data and insights on the role of religion in the trajectories of asylum seekers and migrants – from the analysis of the religious geography of sending countries to the role of spirituality as a factor of resilience and adaptation. By enhancing both academic and political debate on these issues, the book offers the possibility of regaining awareness of the close link between religious freedom and the quality of democracy. Readership: Students attending courses of Sociology, Law, Psychology, Political Science, International Relations, Theology; scholars of the above mentioned fields; religion education’s teachers; people from cultural, charity, or faith-based organizations and NGOs; practitioners involved in the field of reception and integration of migrants and asylum seekers; policy-makers and public administration officers. 2021-04-22T15:01:52Z 2021-04-22T15:01:52Z 2020 book ONIX_20210422_9789004429604_9 9789004429604 9789004429444 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/48301 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9789004429604.pdf https://brill.com/abstract/title/57389 Brill BRILL 10.1163/9789004429604 10.1163/9789004429604 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 9789004429604 9789004429444 BRILL 834 open access
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Despite the worldwide dramatic spread of religious-based discriminations, persecutions, and conflicts, both official data and academic literature have underestimated their role as a root cause of contemporary migrations. This multidisciplinary study aims to overcome this gap. Through an unprecedented collection of theoretical analysis and original empirical evidence, the book provides unique data and insights on the role of religion in the trajectories of asylum seekers and migrants – from the analysis of the religious geography of sending countries to the role of spirituality as a factor of resilience and adaptation. By enhancing both academic and political debate on these issues, the book offers the possibility of regaining awareness of the close link between religious freedom and the quality of democracy. Readership: Students attending courses of Sociology, Law, Psychology, Political Science, International Relations, Theology; scholars of the above mentioned fields; religion education’s teachers; people from cultural, charity, or faith-based organizations and NGOs; practitioners involved in the field of reception and integration of migrants and asylum seekers; policy-makers and public administration officers.
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