Diversity, Fear and Religions: Cultural Accommodation in a Globalized World (1) (Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Religion, Law and Economics in the Mediterranean Space)

By: Gennaro Gervasio and Maria Chiara Giorda and Paola Perucchini

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Synopsis: This book investigates ways ‘the Other’ can be both a cause of and an answer to religious and cultural fears. The multi-layered question of cultural and religious diversity has received some attention recently both in academic and policy circles. The authors of this work address this issue by focusing on fears and phobias, and the ways they are historically and sociologically produced and reproduced in a Global Era. The volume presents examples of fears related to different cultures and religions from a multidisciplinary perspective. Some of these have been provoked or sublimated by religious fundamentalisms, and a double ignorance, that is, ignorance of and about fundamentalisms, which have helped feed these collective concerns. Through a sample of stereotypes, mystifications and simplifications, the authors look at Islam as a focal lens for showing the current power of globalized collective fears. The collection also explores possible cultural antidotes to these phobias, such as the need for awareness and familiarity with diversities, based on an education accepting of interculturality and plural citizenship. The book will be essential reading for academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of Intercultural Pedagogy, History, Anthropology and Sociology of Religions, Law and Religion, Contemporary Islam, Migration Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Ethnography.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 206 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040435441
Related ISBNs:: 9781032913179, 9781003562566, 9781040435342
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 07/30/25
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Gennaro Gervasio, Maria Chiara Giorda and Paola Perucchini
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Gennaro Gervasio
Edited by:: Maria Chiara Giorda
Edited by:: Paola Perucchini