Ethnoreligious change in Northern Ireland and Zimbabwe: a comparative study of how religious havens can have ethnic significance

This study compares the internal dynamics of religious change in the 'post-evangelical' Ikon community in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and a charismatic, multiethnic congregation in Harare, Zimbabwe. Although the theological ideas behind Ikon and the congregation vary widely, the processes w...

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Auteur principal: Ganiel, Gladys 1977- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor and Francis 2010
Dans: Ethnopolitics
Année: 2010, Volume: 9, Numéro: 1, Pages: 103-120
Sujets non-standardisés:B Großbritannien
B Ethnicité
B Changement
B Irlande du Nord
B Religion
B Effet
B Simbabwe
B Comparaison
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Résumé:This study compares the internal dynamics of religious change in the 'post-evangelical' Ikon community in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and a charismatic, multiethnic congregation in Harare, Zimbabwe. Although the theological ideas behind Ikon and the congregation vary widely, the processes whereby both groups manage change are broadly similar and have wider theoretical significance. Accordingly, this article analyses how people use the religious resources of their traditions to construct 'havens' in which change is facilitated. Havens are conceived of as safe spaces where people use religious resources to challenge ethnic boundaries and power structures. They can be seen to function as mechanisms for distrupting long-entrenched feedback patterns of opposition and conflict. (Ethnopolitics)
ISSN:1744-9065
Contient:In: Ethnopolitics