Naslov
Images of the Religious Other in Religious Instruction Textbooks in Croatia

Autori
Marinović, Ankica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Images of Religious Other. Discourse and Distance in the Western Balkans

Urednik/ci
Christian Moe

Izdavač
Centar za empirijska istraživanja religije (CEIR)

Grad
Novi Sad

Godina
2009

Raspon stranica
75-95

ISBN
978-86-84111-10-6

Ključne riječi
religious other, religious instruction textbooks, Croatia

Sažetak
The aim of this article is to find out how „ religious others“ are presented in the Catholic religious education textbooks for secundary schools (from 1st to 4th grade). The method of qualitative content analysis has been used. For this purpose „ religious others“ have been divided into four groups: 1. other Christian confessions (Serbian Orthodox Church, traditional Protestant denominations, other denominations of Reformation heritage) ; 2. Non-Christian religions (Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism) ; 3. New religious movements ; 4. Non-religious people. At the most general level the authors of the textbooks have endeavoared to give a comprehensive presentation of all those religious groups that the concept „ religious other“ can be applied to. There is enough information for the pupils to acquire basic knowledge about those who believe in a different way or no at all. While the authors avoid explicit evaluations and strive to present objective „ facts“ , other religions are presented from the particular viewpoint of the Catholic Church, which means there is a selection bias in the facts that are presented and emphasized. The presentation of the new religious movements is characterized to a great extent by over-generalization, stereotypes and extreme examples. A certain rigidity and caution can be noticed when the authors speak of religious others.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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