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Alonzo, Amalia G.

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Latinas Converting to Islam in New York: Habitus' influence in modern identity formation.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Latinas Converting to Islam in New York: Habitus' influence in modern identity formation./
Author:	Alonzo, Amalia G.
Description:	41 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 53-01.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International53-01(E).
Subject:	Ethnic studies. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=1557912
ISBN:	9781303965579

Latinas Converting to Islam in New York: Habitus' influence in modern identity formation.
Alonzo, Amalia G.

Latinas Converting to Islam in New York: Habitus' influence in modern identity formation. - 41 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 53-01.

Thesis (M.A.)--City University of New York, 2014.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

This paper explores the topic of religious conversion in relation to Pierre Bourdieu's theory of habitus, with a focus on Catholic Latina converts to Sunni Islam. Bourdieu suggests that these types of religious choices are not choices at all, but predetermined by an individual's history, culture, and setting. That is, an individual already has dispositions that are taken for granted. While this study's participants report that Islam is a new religion for them and not a continuation of their Catholic faith (as habitus would suggest,) this study shows that these converts retain dispositions that are consistent with their previous religious identity. However, there are limits to the theory of habitus when analyzing complex, patterns of behavior including religious conversion. Therefore, a theory of reflexive-identity formation is also considered. I argue that these Latina converts are breaking down traditional religious boundaries and, in doing so, they embody the complexity of a modern identity.

ISBN: 9781303965579Subjects--Topical Terms:

1556779
Ethnic studies.

Latinas Converting to Islam in New York: Habitus' influence in modern identity formation.
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