Governing Islam in Plural Societies: Religious Freedom, State Neutrality and Traditional Heritage

Elbasani, Arolda

doi:10.1080/19448953.2016.1201985

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“…Finally, cultural resistance can limit the acceptance and recognition of religious diversity, which can hinder efforts to promote religious freedom. (Elbasani, A. (2017).…”

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

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Promoting Religious Freedom in Diverse Societies

Mustafa,

Khan

2023

JPR

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Religious freedom is a fundamental right that is crucial for creating a harmonious and tolerant society, where individuals from diverse religious backgrounds can coexist peacefully. However, this right is often threatened in diverse societies, and religious minorities may face discrimination, persecution, and even violence based on their beliefs. To promote religious freedom, governments and individuals must work together to respect the beliefs of others, create policies that protect religious minorities, and engage in education and dialogue. By upholding this fundamental right, we can create a society where all individuals, regardless of their religious background, can coexist peacefully and contribute to the common good.

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“…Finally, cultural resistance can limit the acceptance and recognition of religious diversity, which can hinder efforts to promote religious freedom. (Elbasani, A. (2017).…”

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting Religious Freedom in Diverse Societies

Mustafa,

Khan

2023

JPR

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“…In addition to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as an international instrument, political parties, labor groups, voluntary associations and many other organizations work to ensure and protect this vital freedom and human rights (Fox and Finke, 2021). In the field of democratization, today, most countries with different religions have moved toward expanding the scope of religious freedom and guaranteeing equality for their respective religious communities (Elbasani, 2017). One of the issues mentioned by interviewees with respect to individual and social freedoms was the freedom of women to choose their coverage in the community.…”

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Discovering Islamic values: a classical grounded theory approach

Saneian

Tabataba’i-Nasab

Ardakani

et al. 2022

JIMA

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Purpose Values are both an effective variable and a powerful stimulus for consumer behavior. Values are different concepts and classifications influenced by factors such as culture and religion in different societies. This paper aims to identify the classification of values in an Islamic country’s context, Iran. Design/methodology/approach Iranian dominant values were identified through qualitative analysis and in-depth interviews with 77 interviewees. Grounded theory was used to identify theoretical categories that are derived from the interview data through the use of the constant comparative method. Findings The findings revealed three categories of hedonic, utilitarian and Islamic spiritual values, which include 10 types of values. The third value (Islamic spiritual) was identified and defined according to the Iranian Islamic religion and ideology. Interviewees expressed their values, attitudes and behaviors within the framework of their unique value system. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is one of the first articles that pay special attention to Islamic spiritual values as an influential value category in the buying behaviors and intentions of Iranian consumers. Undoubtedly, identifying these values can be an introduction to studying behaviors influenced by values and a powerful tool for managers to predict and evaluate Islamic consumers’ behavior and lifestyles.

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“…After half a century of “secular religion,” another form of secularism along the lines of historical religious affiliations has been making its way. During the Communist period and thereafter, the Balkan countries have regulated and supervised the religious scene, albeit with different ends in view—to enforce homogeneity or safeguard pluralist democracy (Elbasani 2017, 17).…”

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Milletic Secularism in the Balkans: Christianity, Islam, and Identity in Bulgaria

Evstatiev

2019

Nationalities Papers

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The article introduces the concept of “milleticsecularism” which invokes the Ottomanmilletsystem to refer to divergent and competing transnational collective identities, loyalties, and frames of reference coexisting within the same nation-state. These identities are conceptualized as resembling the way religious communities functioned under the Ottomanmilletsystem but in a reverse, upended way, as today Muslims are the minority in a pluralist society and secular state governed on the basis of non-Muslim procedures and values symbolically overarched by Orthodox Christianity. Foregrounding the case of Bulgaria, the article highlights the role of the Ottoman legacy vis-à-vis Orthodox Christian heritage for the accommodation of diversity. Milletic secularism draws on the implicit social knowledge that evokes differing antecedents and values underlying the shared identities of Christians and Muslims. Since the 1990s, after half a century dominated by the “secular religion” of Communism, the intersection of religion and politics in Bulgaria is reshaped by the reemergence of religion as a structural force. Milletic secularism has both integrative and emancipatory potential, fostered and challenged today by a variety of factors. Among them, this article foregrounds the increasingly transnational Sunnī Muslim identity and the ongoing re-Islamization in the form of Ḥanafism and Salafism.

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Governing Islam in Plural Societies: Religious Freedom, State Neutrality and Traditional Heritage

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Promoting Religious Freedom in Diverse Societies

Promoting Religious Freedom in Diverse Societies

Discovering Islamic values: a classical grounded theory approach

Milletic Secularism in the Balkans: Christianity, Islam, and Identity in Bulgaria

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