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Peaceful or Contentious? How to Promote Interreligious Peace in Africa
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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Afrika-Studien
Abstract Religion continues to play an important role in shaping cultures all over the world. In some societies religious diversity and coexistence are celebrated, while others grapple with (violent) religious extremism. What determines whether interreligious relations are peaceful or contentious? What can w... mehr
Religion continues to play an important role in shaping cultures all over the world. In some societies religious diversity and coexistence are celebrated, while others grapple with (violent) religious extremism. What determines whether interreligious relations are peaceful or contentious? What can we learn from positive examples, and what role does religious extremism play in interreligious peace? Sub-Saharan Africa offers useful cases from which we can learn. Levels of interreligious peace have been declining worldwide since 1990. Yet, this varies greatly across countries. Sub-Saharan Africa stands out as a region characterised by both very high and very low levels of interreligious peace from country to country. Tolerant religious ideas, weak religious identification, favourable institutions governing religion, and a conducive socio-economic environment work in favour of interreligious peace. In Sierra Leone and Togo, high levels of interreligious peace are maintained through cultures of peace engrained in close social bonds and lived religious tolerance. Challenges to interreligious peace are countered through peace advocacy efforts and supported by institutions designed to peacefully resolve conflicts and guarantee individuals’ freedom of religion or belief. Violent religious extremism carries the risk of negatively affecting interreligious relations, as its divisiveness engenders the escalation of conflict, and it can lead to stigmatisation of members of certain religious or ethnic groups by association, the politicisation of religion, and forced displacement.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Afrika südlich der Sahara; Religion; religiöse Gruppe; Religionsgemeinschaft; ethnische Beziehungen; religiöser Konflikt; religiöse Faktoren; interkulturelle Faktoren; kulturelle Faktoren; Auswirkung; Friedenssicherung; soziale Beziehungen; Toleranz; Konfliktregelung
Klassifikation
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
Peacebuilding; Bemühungen um Konfliktbeilegung; Verhältnis Religionsgemeinschaft - Staat
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2024
Erscheinungsort
Hamburg
Seitenangabe
12 S.
Schriftenreihe
GIGA Focus Afrika, 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57671/gfaf-24022
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Keine Bearbeitung 3.0