ISBN:
1009406981
,
9781009406987
,
9781009475983
Language:
English
Pages:
69 Seiten
Series Statement:
Cambridge elements
Series Statement:
Elements in applied linguistics
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Pihlaja, Stephen Narrative and religion in the superdiverse city
DDC:
201/.5
Keywords:
Language and languages Religious aspects
;
Religion Cross cultural studies
;
Identification (Religion)
;
Psychology, Religious
;
Cultural pluralism
Abstract:
"This Element focuses on how narrative is used to construct religious identity in superdiverse contexts, considering specifically how people talk about their own religious identity, and the religious identity of others. Drawing on interviews with twenty-five participants, and numerous site visits throughout the city of Birmingham (UK), the analysis focuses on how self and other positioning is used to construct religious identity in talk about beliefs, actions, and behaviours in different contexts. Additionally, the analysis shows how conflict emerges and is resolved in spaces where people of different faiths and no faith interact, and how people talk about and understand community. Finally, a model for talking about faith in diverse contexts is presented to help people find common goals and act together towards shared interests"--
