@misc{10481/106177,
year = {2025},
month = {7},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/106177},
abstract = {When designing, implementing and assessing public policies, and, in particular, those
affecting the public management of religious diversity, it is increasingly common to include
ethnographic approaches from the field of social anthropology and the broader social
sciences. Ethnographic practice can provide more representative and accurate perspectives
on the actors, settings, and social phenomena subject to regulation. This article presents the
findings of an ethnographic study on two minority religious communities, conducted by a
team of anthropologists within the framework of a broader research project on religious
freedom in Spain, led by jurists. Based on two case studies—the teaching of Evangelical
religion in state schools and Islamic burial practices—our study analyses the implications of
the varying degrees of public recognition, as well as how this recognition actually manifests
in the everyday practice of religious groups within a context of religious diversity. The
study also examines the barriers to the full participation of these communities in public
institutions and civil society, as well as the discourses, strategies, and practices they develop
to overcome these challenges.},
organization = {Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Spanish
Government (grant number PID2023-146205NB-I00)},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Religious diversity},
keywords = {Public management},
keywords = {Public sphere},
keywords = {Religious minorities},
title = {Religious Minorities in the Spanish Public Sphere: Ethnographic Contributions for Improving the Public Management of Religious Diversity},
doi = {10.3390/rel16070932},
author = {Salguero Montaño, Óscar and Castilla Vázquez, María Del Carmen},
}