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Multiculturalism
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I. Sociology and Social Ethics – II. Practical Theology

I. Sociology and Social Ethics

Multiculturalism denotes the coexistence of people of different cultural traditions within a single political unit. Although multiculturalism is a phenomenon with a long history, the term only became established in recent times. This has to do with the manner of dealing with the phenomenon of multiculturalism that prevailed for a long time: it was negated, and native or immigrant minorities were either ma…

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Lohmann, Friedrich and Mette, Norbert, “Multiculturalism”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 09 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_14588>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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