Migration and Internal Religious Pluralism A Review of Present Findings

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Eric Michael Trinka

Abstract

Migration and religion are interconnected social processes. Like other aspects of culture, humans carry their religious identitieswith them as they traverse geographies. While some elements of cultural enactment appear to be placed on hold duringexperiences of relocation, only to re-emerge later in settled conditions, religion defies this tendency. Plasticity and comprehensiveness are hallmarks of many migrants’ religious repertoires. Migrants’ religiosities are shaping religion around the world. This project explores the boundaries and effects of religiosity in the context of migration by reviewing the present body of literature on this set of issues. Prominence is given to agent-based and household models of migrant decision-making and security-based explanations of human mobility. This project also briefly examines the effects of globalization on religiousidentity while suggesting areas of further study.

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