Migrants and Religion: Paths, Issues, and Lenses

Laura Zanfrini, Ph.D. in Sociology, is Full Professor of Sociology of Migrations at the Catholic University of Milan. She is author of about 400 publications; among the most recent: The Challenge of Migration in a Janus-Faced Europe (Palgrave, 2019).

• List of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsPart 1: Migrations and Religious Belonging: from Periphery to Core, for a New1 Introduction. General Description of the Study, Key Issues, and Provisional ConclusionsLaura Zanfrini2 The Uncanny “Religious” Refugee: a Post-secular Perspective on Ethics of HospitalityPaolo Gomarasca3 Religion in Secularized and Post-secularized EuropeMonica Martinelli4 Migration and Religious Freedom: the Legislative and Judicial Framework at International and European LevelAndrea Santini and Monica SpattiReferences to Part 1 Part 2: Where (Forced) Migrations are Generated5 No Size Fits All: Diversity, State and Politics in the Contemporary Middle EastPaolo Maggiolini, Andrea Plebani and Riccardo Redaelli6 Christians Navigating through Middle East Turbulences: the Case of the Copts in EgyptAlessia Melcangi and Paolo Maggiolini7 Religious Affiliations and Social Coexistence in the Islamic Middle East CountriesGiancarlo Rovati8 Women’s Rights and Shari‘a Law in the MENA RegionVera LomazziReferences to Part 2 Part 3: The Religion’s Dimension in the Trajectories of (Forced) Migrants Directed to Italy9 The “Place” of Religion in the Italian Asylum Seekers’ Reception System: Constitutional, Legislative and Procedural Framework Paolo Bonetti10 On the Role of Religion in the Decision to MigrateLaura Zanfrini11 The “Space” of Religion in the Assessment of Asylum ApplicationsLaura Zanfrini12 On the Role of Religion in the Process of Adaptation of (Forced) MigrantsLaura Zanfrini and Mario AntonelliReferences to Part 3 Part 4: Religion, Faith-Based Organizations, Integration and Social Cohesion13 Religion and Integration: Issues from International LiteratureAnnavittoria Sarli and Giulia Mezzetti14 Religious Persecution, Migrations and Practices in Faith-based Organizations: Some Recommendations from a Qualitative Study Lucia Boccacin and Linda Lombi15 Interreligious Dialogue in the Governance of Migration and Inter-ethnic CohabitationFabio Baggio16 The Multi-ethnic and Multi-Religious Transformation of the Largest Diocese in the World: the Church of Milan and the “Synod from the Peoples” Laura Zanfrini and Luca BressanReferences to Part 4 Part 5: Migrations, Intergenerational Relations and Families17 Migrations and Intergenerational Religious Transmission: Issues from International LiteratureDonatella Bramanti, Stefania Meda and Giovanna Rossi18 The Copts in Italy: Migration and Generosity Beatrice Nicolini19 Religious Belonging and (Forced) Migration: a Study on Migrant Coptic Families in ItalyCristina Giuliani and Camillo Regalia20 Religious Belonging and (Forced) Migration: a Study on Migrant Coptic Minors in ItalyGiovanni Giulio Valtolina and Paola BarachettiReferences to Part 5Part 6: Religious Diversity in Italian Schools21 The Religious Dimension in Plural Schools: Institutional, Relational and Strategic IssuesMaddalena Colombo22 Religious Belonging in Multicultural Schools: Freedom of Expression and Citizenship ValuesRosangela Lodigiani23 Religious Conflicts in Multicultural Schools: a Generational Divide between Students and AdultsMariagrazia Santagati24 Religions and Laïcité in the French Republican SchoolAlessandro Bergamaschi and Catherine Blaya25 Religious Education in Schools as a Necessity in a Secular State: the Perspective in CataloniaNúria Llevot-Calvet, Olga Bernad-Cavero and Jordi Garreta-BochacaReferences to Part 6Index