Ethnoreligious group
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An ethnoreligious group (or ethno-religious group) is an ethnic group of people whose members are also unified by a common religious background.[citation needed] Ethnoreligious communities define their ethnic identity neither exclusively by ancestral heritage nor simply by religious affiliation, but often through a combination of both (a long shared history; a cultural tradition of its own; either a common geographical origin, or descent from a small number of common ancestors; a common language, not necessarily peculiar to the group; a common literature peculiar to the group; a common religion different from that of neighbouring groups; being a minority or being an oppressed or a dominant group within a larger community).[citation needed]
In an ethnoreligious group, particular emphasis is placed upon religious endogamy, and the concurrent discouragement of interfaith marriages or intercourse, as a means of preserving the stability and historical longevity of the community and culture.[citation needed] This adherence to religious endogamy can also, in some instances, be tied to ethnic nationalism if the ethnoreligious group possesses a historical base in a specific region.[citation needed]
Examples of ethnoreligious groups
Scholars describe the following groups as ethnoreligious groups.
- Ahmadis[1]
- American Jews[2][3]
- Assyrians[1]
- Bosnians[citation needed]
- Copts[1]
- Croatians[citation needed]
- Druze[citation needed]
- Hui people[1], though not all people considered Hui are the same race, the "Hui" of Hainan are actually Austronesian Cham.
- Jews[1]
- Karaims[1]
- Maronites[1]
- Parsis[citation needed]
- Nasrani[citation needed]
- Samaritans[citation needed]
- Serbs[1]
- Waldensians[1]
- Yazidi[citation needed]
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0313323844.
- ^ Levey, Geoffrey Brahm. "Toward a Theory of Disproportionate American Jewish Liberalism" (PDF).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ J. Alan Winter (1996). "Symbolic Ethnicity or Religion Among Jews in the United States: A Test of Gansian Hypotheses". Review of Religious Research. 37 (3).
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