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TY - CHAP
T1 - The tactics of (in)visibility of religious communities in contemporary Europe
AU - Knott, Kim
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Situated within the broader issue of why religion is now so publicly visible within secular societies in recent decades is a more specific one about the motivations and tactics of religious communities and groups in becoming more or less open to wider scrutiny. The drivers that lead them to assert their presence in the built environment and in open public spaces are intrinsic as well as extrinsic. Religious actors have a degree of agency within the process, with their own theological, social and cultural logic and reasons for adopting particular tactics, however constrained they may be by external strategies of citizenship and diversity management. Why do they invite strangers in, publicise themselves, or engage actively with others in civil society? And why do some pursue such tactics whilst others prefer to avoid the public gaze, and to operate beneath the radar? I draw on examples from recent research projects in global cities to examine these questions.
AB - Situated within the broader issue of why religion is now so publicly visible within secular societies in recent decades is a more specific one about the motivations and tactics of religious communities and groups in becoming more or less open to wider scrutiny. The drivers that lead them to assert their presence in the built environment and in open public spaces are intrinsic as well as extrinsic. Religious actors have a degree of agency within the process, with their own theological, social and cultural logic and reasons for adopting particular tactics, however constrained they may be by external strategies of citizenship and diversity management. Why do they invite strangers in, publicise themselves, or engage actively with others in civil society? And why do some pursue such tactics whilst others prefer to avoid the public gaze, and to operate beneath the radar? I draw on examples from recent research projects in global cities to examine these questions.
KW - religious communities
KW - Europe
KW - London
KW - iconic religion
KW - visibility
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783110450927
T3 - Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche und Vorarbeiten
BT - Dynamics of religion
A2 - Bochinger, Christoph
A2 - Rüpke, Jörg
PB - De Gruyter
CY - Berlin
ER -