Theoretical perspectives about mobility and religion
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https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2021vol22i1a2Keywords:
migration, religion, citizenship, identityAbstract
It is possible to affirm that the different ways in which religion and migration are intertwined allow us to simultaneously examine the roles that religion plays in the formation of migratory patterns and experiences, and, equally, to recognize the flexibility of religious traditions and practices in the mobility processes. Considering the importance of religion, I do not intend to reify religion, nor to argue that religion is the only, or even necessarily the most important, factor that sustains experiences or responses to migration. Based on this framework, this article aims to offer three brief approaches for reflection for an understanding, albeit partial, on the debate of the relation between religion and migration. In the first part, we will discuss the actuality of the topic, revealing how this topic is in vogue and how this relationship is real and relevant, and defining some categories necessary for the debate. In the second part, I will articulate possible relations between religion and migration and, at the end, I will bring some perspectives on migration and religion relating these themes and thinking of them as useful categories for thinking this debate as an established area of knowledge.
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