Mass religious ritual and intergroup tolerance : the Muslim pilgrims' paradox / Mikhail A. Alexseev, San Diego State University, Sufian N. Zhemukhov, George Washington University, Washington DC.
Series: Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politicsPublication details: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2017.Description: xiv, 227 pages : charts ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781107191853 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-222) and index.
Introduction;
Part I. The Pilgrims' Paradox:
1. Russia's North Caucasus: the State, the Hajj, and the revival of the sacred;
2. The paths of the paradox: from passion to tolerance;
3. The Hajj as social identity and social capital;
Part II. The Hajj Model of Social Tolerance:
4. Repositioning or the axis mundi effect;
5. Recategorization; 6. Repersonalization;
Part III. Beyond the Hajj:
7. Islam's social spaces: Europe vs the United States;
8. The la raza axis: Hispanic integration in North America;
9. Conclusion.
Under what conditions does in-group pride facilitate out-group tolerance? This book examines how Muslims from Russia's North Caucuses returned from the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca more tolerant of out-groups and applies findings to shed light on Muslim integration in the USA and Europe, and on Latino integration in the USA.
