Religion and Immigration: Migrant Faiths in North America and Western Europe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780745641706)

This concise book provides readers with a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of the key issues and varied strands of research relating to immigration and religion that have been produced during the past two decades.

Religion, once a neglected topic in migration studies, is today seen as a crucially important aspect of the immigrant experience. For some - particularly those focusing on religion in North America - religion has been portrayed as a vital resource for many immigrants engaged in the essential identity work required in adjusting to the receiving society. For others - particularly those who have focused on Muslim immigrants in Western Europe - religion tends to be depicted as a source of conflict rather than one of comfort and consolation.

In a judicious, engaging, and highly readable account, this book sorts through these contrasting viewpoints, pointing to an approach that will assist upper-level students and scholars alike in putting these competing analyses into perspective.

Author: Peter Kivisto
ISBN-10: 0745641709
ISBN-13: 9780745641706
Publisher: Polity Press
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2014
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2015 pg. 1409