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Stan i perspektywy migracji religijnej w XXI wieku
Religious Migration in the 21st Century: Condition and Perspectives

Author(s): Marcin Pomarański
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: migration; religious migration; religious conflict; religion and politics; Europe

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this work is to answer the question of religious migration in the XXI century, the most important causes, contemporary dimension, and future trends. In particular, the author focuses on the questions of the importance of the religious factor in contemporary migration processes and the role of migration as a creating culture impulse, contributing to the development of the religious structure of modern societies. For this purpose, the author refers to the results of research on religious affiliation of contemporary migrants, and reports on the level of violence motivated by faith in the world in the 21st century. Attempt to answer these questions is also accompanied by a brief reflection on the differences in historical and contemporary perception of the problem of religious migration.

  • Issue Year: 42/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 143-158
  • Page Count: 16
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