Oliver Scharbrodt
Researcher
‘Spatial methodology’ in religion and belief research : the example of a study of Twelver Shii Muslim networks in Britain
Author
Editor
- Christopher Baker
- Beth R. Crisp
- Adam Dinham
Summary, in English
This chapter discusses recent debates on the development of a spatial methodology in the study of diasporic religions and its use in research on minority religious communities, their transnational dimensions and their place and role in public life. These contributions are used to understand the multiple spatial layers in which transnational religious networks are located and to question some of the discursive dichotomies created around diasporic religious communities such as regressive vs. progressive, purity vs. hybridity, continuity vs. discontinuity, transnationalism vs. localism. To exemplify and apply these theoretical reflections, the chapter uses the results of ethnographic fieldwork conducted as part of a larger project on Twelver Shii Muslim transnational networks that operate between Britain and the Middle East.
Publishing year
2018-08
Language
English
Pages
55-74
Publication/Series
Re-imagining religion and belief : 21st century policy and practice
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Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Policy Press
Topic
- Religious Studies
Status
Published
Project
- Alterumma - Creating an Alternative umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-political Mobilisation in Transnational Shii Islam
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 9781447347101
- ISBN: 978-1447347095