Difference and sameness as modes of integration: anthropological perspectives on ethnicity and religion

Difference and sameness as modes of integration: anthropological perspectives on ethnicity and religion

What does it mean to "fit in?" This volume of essays demystifies the discourse on identity, challenging common assumptions about role of similarity in inclusion and exclusion. Armed with intimate knowledge of local social structures, these essays tease out the ways in which ethnicity, reli...

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Hauptverfasser: Schlee, Günther, Horstmann, Alexander
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Assimilation (Sociology)
Cultural fusion
Multiculturalism
RELIGION / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
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Zusammenfassung:What does it mean to "fit in?" This volume of essays demystifies the discourse on identity, challenging common assumptions about role of similarity in inclusion and exclusion. Armed with intimate knowledge of local social structures, these essays tease out the ways in which ethnicity, religion and nationalism are used for social integration.
DOI:10.1515/9781785337161