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‘Spatial methodology’ in religion and belief research : the example of a study of Twelver Shii Muslim networks in Britain

Scharbrodt, Oliver LU orcid (2018) p.55-74
Abstract
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... (More)
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. (Less)
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Re-imagining religion and belief : 21st century policy and practice - 21st century policy and practice
editor
Baker, Christopher ; Crisp, Beth R. and Dinham, Adam
pages
20 pages
publisher
Policy Press
ISBN
9781447347101
978-1447347095
project
Alterumma - Creating an Alternative umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-political Mobilisation in Transnational Shii Islam
language
English
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no
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This research output is the author's post-acceptance version and is not to be cited according to the terms and conditions of the publisher. Acknowledgement wording: This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an extract/chapter published in "Re-imagining religion and belief: 21st Century Policy and Practice". Details of the definitive published version and how to purchase it are available online at: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/re-imagining-religion-and-belief.
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  author       = {{Scharbrodt, Oliver}},
  booktitle    = {{Re-imagining religion and belief : 21st century policy and practice}},
  editor       = {{Baker, Christopher and Crisp, Beth R. and Dinham, Adam}},
  isbn         = {{9781447347101}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{55--74}},
  publisher    = {{Policy Press}},
  title        = {{‘Spatial methodology’ in religion and belief research : the example of a study of Twelver Shii Muslim networks in Britain}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/119944123/Chapter_3_Scharbrodt_LUCRIS.pdf}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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