J
2018
Turning to or Away from Religion : The Role of Religion in the Lives of Romanian Migrants in the Czech Republic
DUBENSKÁ, Tereza and Adéla SOURALOVÁ
Basic information
Original name
Turning to or Away from Religion : The Role of Religion in the Lives of Romanian Migrants in the Czech Republic
Authors
DUBENSKÁ, Tereza (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and
Adéla SOURALOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Journal of Religion in Europe, Leiden, Brill, 2018, 1874-8910
Other information
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50401 Sociology
Country of publisher
Netherlands
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/18:00100902
Organization unit
Faculty of Social Studies
Keywords (in Czech)
náboženství; migrace; pravoslaví; náboženská identity
Keywords in English
religion; migration; orthodoxy; religious identity
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
V originále
This sociological interview-based study explores the religious experiences of Orthodox Romanians living in one particular city in the Czech Republic. Drawing on narrative interviews, the article investigates the roles and meanings of religion in post-migration everyday life. We distinguish two rather opposing forms of religious mobilization in the lives of Romanian migrants in Czech society. The first form emphasizes religion as a means of maintaining transnational ties and networks; the second stresses the liberation from religion and the (not only religious) structures of Romanian society through, after, and because of migration. While the first includes various forms of practising Romanian orthodoxy, the latter entails the secularization of migrants and their emphasis on not belonging to a transnational social field. The aim of this article is to illuminate how Romanian migrants in the Czech Republic make sense of religious practices and how they understand these practices in the context of their migration experience. The findings are carefully interpreted within the context of Czech society.
Links
GAP404/12/2531, research and development project | Name: Kolektivní paměť a proměna městského prostoru | Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Collective memory and the transformation of urban space |
|
Displayed: 10/11/2024 20:39