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Struggle for Inclusion: The Narratives of Religious Converts from Pakistan

Struggle for Inclusion: The Narratives of Religious Converts from Pakistan

Ambreen Shahriar
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781522519553|ISBN10: 1522519556|EISBN13: 9781522519560
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1955-3.ch014
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Shahriar, Ambreen. "Struggle for Inclusion: The Narratives of Religious Converts from Pakistan." Multiculturalism and the Convergence of Faith and Practical Wisdom in Modern Society, edited by Ana-Maria Pascal, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 282-295. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1955-3.ch014

APA

Shahriar, A. (2017). Struggle for Inclusion: The Narratives of Religious Converts from Pakistan. In A. Pascal (Ed.), Multiculturalism and the Convergence of Faith and Practical Wisdom in Modern Society (pp. 282-295). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1955-3.ch014

Chicago

Shahriar, Ambreen. "Struggle for Inclusion: The Narratives of Religious Converts from Pakistan." In Multiculturalism and the Convergence of Faith and Practical Wisdom in Modern Society, edited by Ana-Maria Pascal, 282-295. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1955-3.ch014

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Abstract

The chapter explores the struggle for inclusion at home and society faced by four young people when they quit the religion they inherited from their parents. Using life-story interviews, it discusses reactions of their families about their decision to quit religion. Furthermore, the chapter sheds light on the ways these young individuals coped with the social problems that they faced after they made a difficult, socially unacceptable choice of switching from their inherited religion. The promotion of symbolic violence in the field and its use by the agents around the participants of this study is discussed through Bourdieu's concepts of habitus and field. The chapter aims to understand and highlight the dilemma faced by the participants due to their decision of conversion in a society which is still not ready for this.

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