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Countering the Global
Anti-Global Religion, Global Dissent and Multiple Globalisms
Series: - International Studies in Religion and Society, Volume: 37
Most great religious traditions are global in scope, but they are often used to promote nationalist and isolationist ideas. Why do politicians in Poland and Lithuania stress the strong bond between the Catholic Church and the national identities? And how are ethno-religious conflicts expressed in Norway? In this book, you will find new data and new insights, providing explanations for these and other questions. Fascinating case studies from Europe and China are the basis for analyses on how global interconnectedness sparks both unity and conflict within religious spheres, demonstrating the interplay of local and global influences as well as the dynamics of glocalization.
Contributors are: Milda AliÅ¡auskienÄ, Peter B. Andersen, Eileen Barker, Peter Beyer, Irena Borowik, Lisbet Christoffersen, Inger Furseth, Peter Gundelach, Annika Hvithamar, Massimo Introvigne, Hans Raun Iversen, Brian Arly Jacobsen, Niels Kærgaard, PÃ¥l Repstad, and Morten Warmind.
Contributors are: Milda AliÅ¡auskienÄ, Peter B. Andersen, Eileen Barker, Peter Beyer, Irena Borowik, Lisbet Christoffersen, Inger Furseth, Peter Gundelach, Annika Hvithamar, Massimo Introvigne, Hans Raun Iversen, Brian Arly Jacobsen, Niels Kærgaard, PÃ¥l Repstad, and Morten Warmind.
Brian Arly Jacobsen, Ph.D. is Associate Professor at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen. His research is mainly in the area of religion and politics and religious minority groups in Denmark. His publications include the edited volume Holy Nations and Global Identities: Civil Religion, Nationalism, and Globalisation (with Margit Warburg and Annika Hvithamar; Brill, 2009) and Religion og grundlov (with Niels Valdemar Vinding and Mikele Schultz-Knudsen; Djøf Forlag, 2024).
Morten Warmind, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen. His interests include pre-Christian north-European religious tradition, such as Nordic and Celtic religion and society, modern religious importance and the role of early Christianity. His recent publications include Religionssociologiske perspektiver på religion i Danmark (edited with Annika Hvithamar, Brian Arly Jacobsen, and Peter B. Andersen; Forlaget Univers, 2022).
Peter B. Andersen, Ph.D., dr.phil., Associate Professor, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. His work concerns religion in modernity. In Europe, his research has mainly been survey-based; in India, it has been conducted through fieldwork and archive studies. His recent works include The Santal Rebellion 1855-1856: The Call of Thakur (Routledge, 2023).
Annika Hvithamar, Ph.D., is Head of Department at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen. Her research is within the contemporary Russian Orthodox Church and global Christianity. Her work includes Holy Nations and Global Identities: Civil Religion, Nationalism, and Globalisation (edited with Margit Warburg and Brian Arly Jacobsen; Brill, 2009), Ruslands ikoner (Gyldendal, 2009), and Religionssociologiske perspektiver på religion i Danmark (edited with Brian Arly Jacobsen, Peter B. Andersen and Morten Warmind; Forlaget Univers, 2022).
Brill publications by Margit Warburg
Books
Book chapters & journal articles
Morten Warmind, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen. His interests include pre-Christian north-European religious tradition, such as Nordic and Celtic religion and society, modern religious importance and the role of early Christianity. His recent publications include Religionssociologiske perspektiver på religion i Danmark (edited with Annika Hvithamar, Brian Arly Jacobsen, and Peter B. Andersen; Forlaget Univers, 2022).
Peter B. Andersen, Ph.D., dr.phil., Associate Professor, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. His work concerns religion in modernity. In Europe, his research has mainly been survey-based; in India, it has been conducted through fieldwork and archive studies. His recent works include The Santal Rebellion 1855-1856: The Call of Thakur (Routledge, 2023).
Annika Hvithamar, Ph.D., is Head of Department at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen. Her research is within the contemporary Russian Orthodox Church and global Christianity. Her work includes Holy Nations and Global Identities: Civil Religion, Nationalism, and Globalisation (edited with Margit Warburg and Brian Arly Jacobsen; Brill, 2009), Ruslands ikoner (Gyldendal, 2009), and Religionssociologiske perspektiver på religion i Danmark (edited with Brian Arly Jacobsen, Peter B. Andersen and Morten Warmind; Forlaget Univers, 2022).
Brill publications by Margit Warburg
Books
Book chapters & journal articles
- "Globalization, Migration and the Two Types of Religious Boundary: A European Perspective." In: Peter Beyer & Lori Beaman (Eds.), International Studies in Religion and Society. Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004154070.i-608.34
- "Introducing Civil Religion, Nationalism and Globalisation." (With Annika Hvithamar) In: Annika Hvithamar, Brian Jacobsen & Margit Warburg (Eds.), International Studies in Religion and Society. Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004178281.i-310.3
- "Transnational Civil Religion: The Fourth of July in Denmark." In: Annika Hvithamar, Brian Jacobsen & Margit Warburg (Eds.), International Studies in Religion and Society. Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004178281.i-310.106
- "Baha'is of Iran: Power, Prejudices and Persecutions." In: Anh Nga Longva & Anne Sofie Roald (Eds.), Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia. Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004216846_010
- "The Baha'is of the North." In: James R. Lewis & Inga Bårdsen Tøllefsen (Eds.), Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004292468_006
- "By Grace: Recognition of Religious Minority Associations in Denmark from the Reformation until 2018." In: Journal of Religion in Europe 12(4): 353â383 (2019). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/18748929-01204001
- "Pros and Cons in Multidisciplinary Research on Religion." In: Martha Middlemiss Lé Mon & Anna-Sara Lind (Eds.), Doing Multidisciplinary Research on Religion: Methodological, Conceptual and Theoretical Challenges (2024), pp. 84â101. ISBN 978 90 04 67780 7 (Hardback) / 978 90 04 67779 1 (E-Book). Published as Volume 36 in International Studies in Religion and Society. Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004677791_008
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Countering the Global
â Brian Arly Jacobsen, Morten Warmind, Peter B. Andersen and Annika Hvithamar
Margit Warburg
â Peter B. Andersen, Morten Warmind and Brian Arly Jacobsen
1 Modern Religion(s) in the Context of Globalisation: the Rise and Decline of Westphalian Religious Dominance
â Peter Beyer
2 Citizens of the World?
â Eileen Barker
3 Local and Cosmopolitan Orientations and Religiosity
â Peter Gundelach
4 Religion as Indicator and Cause of Social Behaviour
â Niels KærgÃ¥rd
5 Ethno-Religious Conflicts over Religion in Norway âWhy They Are Only Moderately Strong
â PÃ¥l Repstad
6 Religion and Nonreligion in Norwegian Migration Policy Documents
â Inger Furseth
7 Religion, Globalism, and Dissent in Xi Jinpingâs China
â Massimo Introvigne
8 Is Intertwinement (Still) a Solution When Global Secular Claims Meet Anti-global Religious Norms in National Legislation?
â Lisbet Christoffersen
9 Four Types of Locative and Utopian Christianity Today
â Hans Raun Iversen
10 When Global Becomes Local: the Process of (Non)Granting State Recognition to the Ancient Baltic Religion Organisation Romuva in 2017â2019
â Milda AliÅ¡auskienÄ
11 The Role of Religion in Transformations of Identity in Poland
â Irena Borowik
Index
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Countering the Global
â Brian Arly Jacobsen, Morten Warmind, Peter B. Andersen and Annika Hvithamar
Margit Warburg
â Peter B. Andersen, Morten Warmind and Brian Arly Jacobsen
part 1: Theoretical Approaches to the Field of Globalization and Anti-globalization
1 Modern Religion(s) in the Context of Globalisation: the Rise and Decline of Westphalian Religious Dominance
â Peter Beyer
2 Citizens of the World?
â Eileen Barker
3 Local and Cosmopolitan Orientations and Religiosity
â Peter Gundelach
part 2: State Reactions to Global Religion
4 Religion as Indicator and Cause of Social Behaviour
â Niels KærgÃ¥rd
5 Ethno-Religious Conflicts over Religion in Norway âWhy They Are Only Moderately Strong
â PÃ¥l Repstad
6 Religion and Nonreligion in Norwegian Migration Policy Documents
â Inger Furseth
7 Religion, Globalism, and Dissent in Xi Jinpingâs China
â Massimo Introvigne
PART 3: The National Churchesâ Reaction to Globalization
8 Is Intertwinement (Still) a Solution When Global Secular Claims Meet Anti-global Religious Norms in National Legislation?
â Lisbet Christoffersen
9 Four Types of Locative and Utopian Christianity Today
â Hans Raun Iversen
10 When Global Becomes Local: the Process of (Non)Granting State Recognition to the Ancient Baltic Religion Organisation Romuva in 2017â2019
â Milda AliÅ¡auskienÄ
11 The Role of Religion in Transformations of Identity in Poland
â Irena Borowik
Index
The book is aimed at graduate students and academics in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology. It offers theoretical and case-study chapters, useful for courses and insightful for journalists and opinion-makers on religion and society.