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Published on: September 28, 2018
Psychological aspects of the role of religion in identity construction
1Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences, Bâtiment Anthropole, Quartier Unil-Dorigny, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland. pierre-yves.brandt@unil.ch
Abstract:
Religious plurality can generate fears through identity destabilization. Religions offer ressources for coping with fears. On one side, production of stereotypes follows a defensive way. On the other side, claim to be universal help to cross boundaries and to cope with stigmatization, misrecognition and discrimination. Coping strategies combine at least five aspects: community, intimate relationship, rules, construction of identity, and worlview. This article shows how these aspects are intertwined.
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