The Knottiness of Othering and the Cosmopolitanism Turn in Everyday Religion

Authors

Maria Arceño, Asian Theological SeminaryFollow

Abstract

This paper explores the knottiness of othering in Christian-Muslim relations in everyday religion in the urban marginal enclave of Baseco, Philippines. In examining the framing of the other from a sociological perspective, it is necessary to shift from a monolithic understanding of othering to a more nuanced approach that considers the entangled web of poverty, religious diversity, colonial legacies, power relations, the social nature of religion, and the sense of national loyalties that contributes to othering. Additionally, this study presents solidarity narratives as pockets of cosmopolitanism, draws lessons from them, and proposes a fuller cosmopolitan imagination that can mitigate the process of othering.

Recommended Citation

Arceño, Maria (2022) "The Knottiness of Othering and the Cosmopolitanism Turn in Everyday Religion," Social Transformations Journal of the Global South: Vol. 10: Iss. 2, Article 14.
Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/socialtransformations/vol10/iss2/14