Religious Minorites Online (RMO) – Countries/Regions Article

Dear Author,

Keep in mind that your article addresses a wide audience beyond your own discipline. We expect RMO to become the standard reference work for the foreseeable future. Therefore, please avoid focusing on current events or using ‘recently’ and the like. Please note that RMO articles are not meant to be journalistic descriptions of present affairs but analyses with substantial historical depth. In other words: we want to avoid the risk that your article will be outdated not long after publication.

Your article should not exceed 8,000 words including references and abstract. Your article will be part of the RMO section on Countries/Regions, while the other two parts will focus on Themes and Communities respectively.

Your article should follow the template (page 2) but you are free to add headings and subheadings for your article.

Abstract and keywords

The abstract should be about 200 words long.

Article

Here is a list of topics that we would like to see covered in your article:

Please provide a brief historical profile in terms of the religious demography/landscape of the country you are discussing with a focus on religious minorities; if relevant, please also cover indigenous cultures/traditions.

Discuss what categories are used to define religious minorities in this country. For instance, are they called religious minorities, or are they referred to by concepts such as sects, cults, pagans, ethnic groups or the like; are there other classifications? Similarly, are all religious minorities considered to belong to one category, or are there different categories such as legitimate vs. illegitimate religious; official vs. unofficial ones; old vs. new ones; indigenous vs. foreign ones; ethnic or tribal religions; etc.?

What is the legal framework for religious minorities, or different categories of religious minorities?

Please provide substantial historical background to the present situation; what were key events or processes that shaped the present landscape? Has the situation been stable or is it changing?

What has the political, social, economical power dynamics been like?

How have religious minorities been portrayed in education and imagined in media representations and other narratives? To what extent have they had agency in these arenas?

Similarly, have there been religious minorities-related artists, writers, sports persons or tourist attractions that give minorities public attention or recognition?

What has the relationship of religious minorities with other religious minorities and the majority religion(s) been like?

Have there been any controversial issues tied to religious minorities like, e.g., proselytization/conversion, financing, crimes and violence, sex and gender? Have religious minorities issues appeared in the public arena, e.g., in legal cases, scandals, etc.?

We understand that it is impossible, within 8,000 words, to cover all these topics in great detail. The above list serves primarily as a checklist; if you do not cover all themes, we assume that you find some themes irrelevant for your case study. Yet, please try to be not too selective; some readers might be looking out for information on any of the topics listed above.

Please note that the above list is far from exhaustive. It may well be that there are other themes that are particularly important for your article; in that case, please do not hesitate to put them in focus.

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