{"product_id":"irish-quaker-hybrid-identities-complex-identity-in-the-religious-society-of-friends-9789004415188","title":"Irish Quaker Hybrid Identities: Complex Identity in the Religious Society of Friends","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Kennedy’s work is a sociological study of Quakers that investigates the impact that sectarianism has had on identity construction within the Religious Society of Friends in Ireland. The research highlights individual Friends’ complex and hybrid cultural, national and theological identities – mirrored by the Society’s corporate identity. This monograph focuses specifically on examples of political and theological hybridity. These hybrid identities resulted in tensions which impact on relationships between Friends and the wider organisation. How Friends negotiate and accommodate these diverse identities is explored. It is argued that Irish Quakers prioritise ‘relational unity’ and have developed a distinctive approach to complex identity management. Kennedy asserts that in the two Irish states, ‘Quaker’ represents a meta-identity that is counter-cultural in its non-sectarianism, although this is more problematic within the organisation. Furthermore, by modelling an alternative, non-sectarian identity, Quakers in Ireland contribute to building capacity for transformation from oppositional, binary identities to more fluid and inclusive ones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuaker Hybrid Identities: A Case Study of Complex Identity in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland   Maria H. Kennedy    Abstract  Keywords   Part 1: Introduction   Part 2: Historical Context (Ireland and Quakers)   Part 3: Identity Theory   Part 4: Irish Quaker Identity   5 Part Five: Management of Hybrid Identities by Ireland Yearly Meeting   6 Part Six: Conclusion   References","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210787381591,"sku":"9789004415188","price":71.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/irish-quaker-hybrid-identities-complex-identity-in-the-religious-society-of-friends-9789004415188","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}