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Series: Elements in Applied Linguistics
Narrative and Religion in the Superdiverse City
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 April 2024
Summary
This Element focuses on how narrative is used to construct religious identity in superdiverse contexts, considering specifically how people talk about their own religious identity, and the religious identity of others. Drawing on interviews with twenty-five participants, and numerous site visits throughout the city of Birmingham (UK), the analysis focuses on how self and other positioning is used to construct religious identity in talk about beliefs, actions, and behaviours in different contexts. Additionally, the analysis shows how conflict emerges and is resolved in spaces where people of different faiths and no faith interact, and how people talk about and understand community. Finally, a model for talking about faith in diverse contexts is presented to help people find common goals and act together towards shared interests.
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- Series: Elements in Applied LinguisticsOnline ISBN: 9781009406994Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication: 09 May 2024
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