<i>Das Abendland</i>: The politics of Europe’s religious borders
Rosario Forlenza|Bryan S. Turner
The religious borders of Europe, which are more evident and controversial than ever, challenge established forms political legitimacy the legal requirements for citizenship. Perhaps covertly rather overtly, they shape politics policies. While scholars have once again resorted to Edward Said’s Orientalism describe dynamic at play, this article argues that narrative East West is too simple capture actual complexity Europe’s borders. There four thus cultural-symbolic borders, increasingly defining continent: north-western Europe Protestant, southern Catholic, Orthodox nationalist, South Near Muslim. cultural purity values craves in search identity order simply not available a world global interconnectedness social diversity.
Critical Research on Religion