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Religion and Immigration: Migrant Faiths in North America and Western Europe
Contributor(s): Kivisto, Peter (Author)
ISBN: 0745641709     ISBN-13: 9780745641706
Publisher: Polity Press
OUR PRICE:   $24.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology Of Religion
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
Dewey: 304.8
LCCN: 2022508029
Series: Immigration and Society
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" (0.65 lbs) 224 pages
 
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This concise book provides readers with a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the key issues and varied strands of research relating to immigration and religion that have been produced during the past two decades.

Religion, once a neglected topic in migration studies, is today seen as a crucially important aspect of the immigrant experience. For some - particularly those focusing on religion in North America - religion has been portrayed as a vital resource for many immigrants engaged in the essential identity work required in adjusting to the receiving society. For others - particularly those who have focused on Muslim immigrants in Western Europe - religion tends to be depicted as a source of conflict rather than one of comfort and consolation.

In a judicious, engaging, and highly readable account, this book sorts through these contrasting viewpoints, pointing to an approach that will assist upper-level students and scholars alike in putting these competing analyses into perspective.