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EASA Conference 2008 Experiencing diversity and mutuality
African Christianities in Europe: the politics of religious recognition (W029)
Location TBA
Date and Time TBA
Convenors
Simon Coleman (University of Sussex) [log in to unmask]
Ramon SarrĂ³ (Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon) [log in to unmask]
Short Abstract
Through an analysis of how some migrant churches seek recognition within and interact with other forms of Christianity, this panel explores the capacity of African Christian diasporas to reconfigure the European
religious heritage, influence local identities and establish international connections.
Long Abstract
The diffusion of Christianity in Africa has been a focus of anthropological research for more than half a century now, and it has proved a promising area in which to develop anthropological theory. Today, the input of African Christianities into anthropology continues and has been augmented with an increasing body of research on how African churches fare in European contexts. Through an ethnographic analysis of local 'politics of recognition', of how some migrant churches seek recognition within and
interact with other forms of Christianity, this panel invites researchers to explore the capacity of African Christian diasporas to reconfigure the European religious heritage, influence national and regional identities
within the continent, and establish connections both across Europe and between Europe and Africa. Some of the questions that could frame our panel are:
1. Does religion serve as a resource for social and spiritual empowerment of African Christian migrants in European societies, for instance in relation to civil participation and social action?
2. How do African migrants and hosts, in particular 'European' churches, interact with each other in terms of a 'politics of recognition' and 'culture politics'? More generally, how useful is the concept of 'recognition' in understanding both the aspirations and the 'reception' of such migrant churches?
3. What is the place of religion in the interplay between African migration and gender politics?
To propose a paper go to the EASA website
http://www.nomadit.co.uk/easa/easa08/panels.php5?PanelID=246
This must be done by March 31 at the very latest, and preferably earlier.
Feel free also to contact the organisers at [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask]
Professor Simon Coleman
Department of Anthropology
Arts C
University of Sussex
Falmer
Brighton BN1 9SJ
UK
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Tel.: +44-(0)1273-678371
Editor, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)
http://www.therai.org.uk/pubs/jrai/jrai.html
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