Beyond Living Together in Fragments: Muslims, Religious Diversity and Religious Identity in the Netherlands

• Published in: Journal of Muslim minority affairs Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 111 - 127
• Main Author: Beck, Herman L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 01.03.2013; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Cultural diversity; Cultural identity; Cultural Pluralism; Dutch language; Identity; Immigration; Middle Ages; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Muslims; Netherlands; Religious Pluralism; Society; Tolerance; World War II; Netherlands

The subject of this paper is the question of whether the Netherlands, in the past and at present, can be characterized as a mono-religious or as a religiously diverse society. After defining the concept of "religious diversity" in this paper, a brief overview of the religious situation in...