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Muslimsk religiositet i sekulärt Sverige: En analys av Myndigheten för stöd till trossamfunds undersökningar
Karlstad University.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Muslim Religiosity in Secular Sweden : An analysis of thesurveys of the Swedish Agency for support for faith communities (English)
Abstract [sv]

Sekularisering är en viktig teori som ger förklaringar till förändringar i religiösa kulturer. Det kan förklara minskningen i en befolknings religiositet. Det liknar fallet för de muslimer som bor i Sverige. SST-data som räknar andelen aktiva deltagare i islamiska trossamfund verkar minska över tiden i relation till det totala antalet muslimer i landet. Det finns dock ingen enig förklaring till fenomenet. Den aktuella studien har därför som syfte att undersöka varför siffrorna och andelen aktiva muslimer fortsätter att minska. Studien utforskar tvåforskningsfrågor: 1) i vilken utsträckning kan sekulariseringsteorin förklara den minskande deltagandegraden i islamiska samfund mellan åren 1993-2016? och 2) vilka alternativa andra tänkbara förklaringar finns till den minskande deltagandegraden i islamiska samfund under perioden 1993 till 2016? Studien undersöker alltså SST-data om fenomenet och jämför datan med SST-intervjun med en representant från SST i ett kvalitativt angreppssätt. Resultatet visar att andra alternativa förklaringar än sekularisering förklarar fenomenet med minskat deltagande i dessa samfund bland muslimer i Sverige.

Abstract [en]

Secularization is a major theory that explains changes in religious cultures. It can explain decline in religiosity of a population. The case remains similar to the population of Muslims who live in Sweden. SST data that counts the number of Muslims who take part in Islamic faith communities (trossamfund) appear to reduce overtime. However, there is no proper explanation for this phenomenon. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine why the number of Muslims who are active in their communities continue to reduce. The study pursued two research questions: 1) to what extent can secularization theory explain the declining participation rate in Islamic communities between the years 1993-2016? and 2) What alternative other possible explanations are there for the declining participation rate in Islamic communities during the period 1993 to 2016? The study, thus, examined the SST data on the phenomenon and compared it with the SST interview involving a representative from the agency as the informant in a qualitative approach. The result showed that alternative explanations other than secularization explain the phenomenon of declining rate of participation in those faith communities among Muslims in Sweden.

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2024. , p. 40
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Religious Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-101663OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-101663DiVA, id: diva2:1899454
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Religious Studies and Theology
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Secondary Education Programme: Upper-Secondary School: English (300 ECTS credits)
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Available from: 2024-09-27 Created: 2024-09-19 Last updated: 2026-02-12Bibliographically approved

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