A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book

The religious migrant




AuthorsMartikainen, Tuomas

EditorsSciortino, Giuseppe; Cvajner, Martina; Kivisto, Peter J.

PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing

Publication year2024

Book title Research Handbook on the Sociology of Migration

First page 387

Last page399

ISBN9781839105456

eISBN9781839105463

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4337/9781839105463.00041

Web address http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781839105463.00041


Abstract

The chapter looks at religion in international migration with special emphasis on the role of religious institutions. It begins with an overview of changes in the world’s religious demography that have underpinned global migratory movements over the past decades, also setting the tone for the future. It then examines premigration issues in the country of origin and shows how religion is one factor among others influencing the migrant selectivity visible in global migration streams. The remainder of the chapter looks at the migrant settlement process and how religious institutions are a part of that process, as well as how these religious institutions become embedded in the host country. It argues for a generational perspective to illuminate the long-term adaptability of religion to new contexts. Throughout the chapter, age and gender are highlighted, as international migrants tend to be young adults, and different migration streams have remarkably varied gender patterns.



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