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Blasphemy and persecution : Positioning in an inter-religious discussion
| Title: | Blasphemy and persecution : Positioning in an inter-religious discussion |
| Authors: | Richardson, Peter Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Pihlaja, Stephen Browse this author | | Nagashima, Miori Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Wada, Masako Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Watanabe, Makoto Browse this author | | Kheovichai, Baramee Browse this author |
| Keywords: | Blasphemy | | positioning | | religious dialogue | | discourse | | face-to-face interaction |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2020 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter Mouton |
| Journal Title: | Text & Talk |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page: | 75 |
| End Page: | 98 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1515/text-2019-2049 |
| Abstract: | In May 2017, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, the former Christian governor of Jakarta, Indonesia, was found guilty of blasphemy and sentenced to two years in prison. Although he was released in January 2019, his trial and the various reactions it elicited continue to highlight the very sensitive and complex issues surrounding the notion and enforcement of blasphemy and how different communities talk about it. This article focuses on a discussion about the trial between an Indonesian Muslim in favor of the blasphemy charge and an Indonesian Christian opposed to it. Using positioning analysis, it investigates how their conversation in English at a University in Japan exhibited an occasioned, fluid, developing range of evaluative language, both in terms of how they talked about themselves and others. The analysis demonstrates the complex interplay and consistent tension that is often present in inter-religious dialogue, and tracks how a wide array of discourse and contextual factors relate to developing positions, storylines, expressions of social power, and strategies for conflict management. We conclude by highlighting the inherent complexity of the dynamics of such interaction and how it can lead to greater convergence and/or tension, while emphasizing the potential benefits of face-to-face conversations around issues of possible conflict. |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/80301 |
| Appears in Collections: | 国際広報メディア・観光学院，メディア・コミュニケーション研究院 (Graduate School of International Media, Communication and Tourism Studies / Research Faculty of Media and Communication) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: Peter Richardson
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