Xenosophia and Religion. Biographical and Statistical Paths for a Culture of Welcome Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Streib, Heinz (Editor), Klein, Constantin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3030090221 ISBN-13: 9783030090227 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Psychology Of Religion - Psychology | Personality |
Dewey: 155.2 |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.25 lbs) 392 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book documents the current polarization in Germany regarding the issue of refugee immigration. It presents quantitative estimates for both xenophobia and xenophilia in the German population, including short-time changes. The book suggests a conceptual change of perspectives. It focuses not only on the pathogenic model that accounts for outcomes such as xenophobia, Islamophobia and other forms of (inter-religious) prejudice, but on a salutogenic model. In the book's view, the salutogenic model entails xenosophia: the wisdom, creativity and inspiration that emerges from the encounter with the strange and the strange religion. The book addresses individual dispositions, which may lead to xenophobia or xenosophia, and takes into account predictors such as religiosity, religious schemata, value preferences, tolerance of complexity, and violence legitimizing norms of masculinity. A selection of case studies present typical biographical trajectories toward xenosophia. |