عنوان

Christian Identity in Israel

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انگلیسی

Christian Identity in Israel

[Thesis]

Gertz, Evelyn Ann

Brehm, Hollie

The Ohio State University

2019

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Ph.D.

The Ohio State University

2019

In the United States, there is a strong disconnect between how scholars externally classify people's identities (e.g., separating race, religion, and ethnicity for regression analyses and census collections) and capturing individual's lived experiences. Guided by this idea that scholars have misidentified where individuals locate themselves along identity spectrums, my research explores how members of a religious minority in the Middle East perceive the relationship between their religious and ethnic identities. Does one identity more adequately capture how they identify as individuals and experience boundaries between groups? What are the social factors that influence how they perceive the ethno-religious relationship? Finally, what factors explain the prevalence of religious minorities across the Middle East seeking ethnic distinction? Through interviews with 80 Christians in Israel, my research finds that that minority individuals in a Middle Eastern context view religion as the most salient source of difference between people. However, the presence of a bright religious or bright ethnic boundary influences how they perceive the relationship between ethnicity and religion. Finally, a religious minority will seek ethnic distinction when the organization of the political arena encourages this strategy.

Ethnic studies

Middle Eastern studies

Religion

Sociology

Brehm, Hollie

Gertz, Evelyn Ann

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