Religion, culture, and ideology. Analysing cultural discourses in Finnish religion textbook exercises.

Autor/inn/en	Schatz, Monika; Niemi, Pia-Maria
Titel	Religion, culture, and ideology. Analysing cultural discourses in Finnish religion textbook exercises.
Quelle	Aus: Hahl, Kaisa (Hrsg.); Niemi, Pia-Maria (Hrsg.); Longfor, Rita Johnson (Hrsg.); Dervin, Fred (Hrsg.): Diversities and interculturality in textbooks. Finland as an example. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2015) S. 85-106Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	Post-intercultural communication and education
Beigaben	Illustrationen; Literaturangaben S. 104-106
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
ISBN	1-4438-7262-8; 1-4438-7669-0; 978-1-4438-7262-1; 978-1-4438-7669-8
Schlagwörter	Sekundarstufe I; Lernaufgabe; Schulbuch; Evangelischer Religionsunterricht; Interreligiosität; Weltreligion; Finnland
Abstract	The intertwined relationship of religions and cultures is often taken for granted but rarely investigated from a closer perspective. While critical studies of intercultural education pay much attention to the conceptualization of 'culture,' the characterizations of 'religion' are mostly left undiscussed. Similarly research on religious education talks about interreligious dialogues but leaves it unclear how these relate to intercultural education. In the Finnish context both intercultural education and religious education share many of the same objectives and thus they can be seen to be more complementary than contradictory toward each other. However, there exists very little knowledge on the ways these curricular aims are represented in teaching materials. In this study we aim to narrow this gap by presenting an analysis of the intercultural content of textbook exercises about world religions. The data of this case study is derived from a 7 th grade exercise book aimed at being used in Lutheran religious education in Finland. We critically investigate the notions of religion and culture in selected exercises with the help of Adrian Holliday's "Grammar of Culture." Our findings remind the reader of the political nature of teaching materials and urge teachers to pay attention toward silent ideologies and stereotypes within intercultural and interreligious education.
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsmedien \| Georg-Eckert-Institut (GEI), Braunschweig
Update	2017/1