Overview
- Discusses new aspects of the relationship between religion and migration within the the understudied Black Sea Region
- Includes in-depth discussions of rich case studies
- Engages with a range of disciplines including religious studies, anthropology, geopolitics, and cultural studies
Part of the book series: Religion and Global Migrations (RGM)
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About this book
This book focuses on the interconnections of religion and migration in the Black Sea region through case studies that explore shifting identities, community, and national boundaries, as well as social practices and networks.
During the past few decades the Black Sea has been transformed from a largely closed region, due to the Cold War, to a bridge for human, economic, and cultural capital flows. As the region opened up, understandings and practices of religion were re-signified due to new and diverse mobilities and resettlements. This volume addresses and responds to the current scarcity of academic research on the repercussion of political reform, migration, and modernization in the areas surrounding the Black Sea. Contributors uncover and examine the pivotal role of religion in current cultural contestations taking place in this strategic region. Engaging with a wide range of case studies, the book offers a fresh, comparative examination of migration as it relates to different countries and religious groups in the region.
During the past few decades the Black Sea has been transformed from a largely closed region, due to the Cold War, to a bridge for human, economic, and cultural capital flows. As the region opened up, understandings and practices of religion were re-signified due to new and diverse mobilities and resettlements. This volume addresses and responds to the current scarcity of academic research on the repercussion of political reform, migration, and modernization in the areas surrounding the Black Sea. Contributors uncover and examine the pivotal role of religion in current cultural contestations taking place in this strategic region. Engaging with a wide range of case studies, the book offers a fresh, comparative examination of migration as it relates to different countries and religious groups in the region.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Religion and Diasporas
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Transnational Migration and Religion
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Introduction: Religious Identities and Regional Identities
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Back Matter
Reviews
“Focusing on new aspects of relation between religion and migration from and in relatively unknown Black Sea Region, this project offers useful contribution to the field. It sheds light on processes which are of increasing importance for understanding contemporary world. The book follows the most recent trends in contemporary anthropology, moving existing scholarship forward.” (Margarita Karamihova, St. Cyril and St. Methodius University, Bulgaria)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Eleni Sideri holds a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. Her research focuses on the memories and practices of diaspora among the Greek-speaking communities of the South Caucasus. She works as an independent researcher. Her research interests include diaspora and transnational migrations, area studies, and film.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Religions and Migrations in the Black Sea Region
Editors: Eleni Sideri, Lydia Efthymia Roupakia
Series Title: Religion and Global Migrations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39067-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-39066-6Published: 04 January 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81810-8Published: 07 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-39067-3Published: 26 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2945-6398
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6401
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 206
Topics: Religion and Society, Regionalism, Human Geography