Secular Tolerance? Anti-Muslim Sentiment in Western Europe
The literature about secularization proposes two distinct explanations of anti-Muslim sentiment in secularized societies. The first theory understands it in terms of religious competition between Muslims and the remaining minority of orthodox Protestants; the second understands it as resulting from...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2017]
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| In: |
Journal for the scientific study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 259-276 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Secularism
/ Islamophobia
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AX Inter-religious relations BJ Islam CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBA Western Europe |
| Further subjects: | B
secular cultures
B Islam B Secularization B Religion B religious competition B Western Europe |
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| Summary: | The literature about secularization proposes two distinct explanations of anti-Muslim sentiment in secularized societies. The first theory understands it in terms of religious competition between Muslims and the remaining minority of orthodox Protestants; the second understands it as resulting from value conflicts between Muslims and the nonreligious majority. The two theories are tested by means of a multilevel analysis of the European Values Study 2008. Our findings indicate that, although more secularized countries are on average more tolerant towards Muslims and Islam, strongest anti-Muslim attitudes are nonetheless found among the nonreligious in these countries. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-5906 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12335 |