Religion as a Political Resource : Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa in Berlin and Paris

• Main Author: Schader, Miriam (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2017.
• Series: Veröffentlichungen der Sektion Religionssoziologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Political sociology.; Religion and sociology.; Emigration and immigration.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783658167882
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-16788-2
• Physical Description: XV, 247 p. 40 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.

Miriam Schader shows that migrants can use religion as a resource for political involvement in their (new) country of residence - but under certain circumstances only. The author analyses the role religious networks and symbols play for the politicization and participation of Muslim and Christian mi...