Construction of Religiosity among Muslim Adolescents

Construction of Religiosity among Muslim Adolescents

Authors

  • Thomas Benesch, Tit.Univ.-Prof. Dr. habil DDr. Universität Wien- Institut für Islamische Studien
  • Christian Feichtinger, DDr. Universität Graz- Institut für Katechetik und Religionspädagogik

Keywords:

Islam, migration, religiosity, centrality, religious identity

Abstract

The centrality of religiosity of 29 adolescents with a Muslim background in the age of 11 to 14 has been analyzed with a survey appropriate for young people. A modified index of religious socialization by Huber is used to measure religious socialization. With Huber’s centrality scale it is possible to measure abrahamitic religious systems. This scale is open for different contentual configurations. Frequency and intensity of activation of religious systems prove to be a valid measure of personal centrality. The data has been analyzed and the intensity of religiosity been measured in its correlation with the different questions.

Author Biographies

Thomas Benesch, Tit.Univ.-Prof. Dr. habil DDr., Universität Wien- Institut für Islamische Studien

Tit. Univ.-Prof. Dr. habil. DDr. Thomas Benesch, Religionspädagoge und Statistiker, Universität Wien.

 

Christian Feichtinger, DDr., Universität Graz- Institut für Katechetik und Religionspädagogik

DDr. Christian Feichtinger, Universitätsassistent am Institut für Katechetik und Religionspädagogik und Religionslehrer am BG/BRG Bruck a.d. Mur.

 

Published

2019-03-27

How to Cite

Benesch, T. and Feichtinger, C. (2019) “Construction of Religiosity among Muslim Adolescents”, Austrian Journal of Religious Education, 25(1), pp. 88–96. Available at: https://www.oerf-journal.eu/index.php/oerf/article/view/125 (Accessed: 18 July 2025).
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