Interreligious marriages are common in Ethiopia for centuries. This includes marriages involving royal families as a means of forming political alliance. However, our understanding of the dynamics of family relations within interreligious marriages remains scanty.
I would therefore be glad if someone suggests papers or other publications on this subject. I will be more than happy if some of those papers also focus on theories related to the issue I want to investigate.
Finally, It would also be glad if I could hear from couples of inter-religious marriages, especially between Ethiopian Orthodox and Muslims.
Kind regards
Kebede Kassa, PhD
Hi Kebede,
From what I can tell there is little work on interreligious marriages in the United States as well. There is some work on marriages and religion that does include Muslims in the sample. However, they are largely from marriages of the same faith background. https://americanfamiliesoffaith.byu.edu/Pages/home.aspx
Naomi Schaefer Riley wrote a book called "Til Faith Do Us Part" that does a good job of reviewing intermarriage in the United States. Hopefully you can gain some insight from either source. Good luck!
Anthony Walker Ph.D.
There are a ton of papers, articles, and books on intermarriage for Jewish Americans. Most of the studies are about what it means for the Jewish identity of the children and grandchildren of the intermarriage. I hope this helps.
Hi Kebede,
You may want to check out a few books. Being Both by Susan Katz Miller and In Faith and in Doubt by Dale McGowan. Both are focused on interfaith and marriages between religious believers and non-believers but only in the United States.
Best,
Anthony