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«Ikke Selg Jorda Deres, Den Er Hellig» «Ikke selg jorda deres, den er hellig» - En studie av sosial identitet i en kristen sør- libanesisk landsby Tine Vingelsgaard-Laursen Masteroppgave ved Sosialantropologisk institutt UNIVERSITETET I OSLO Våren 2012 II «Ikke selg jorda deres, den er hellig!» - En studie av sosial identitet i en kristen sør-libanesisk landsby Masteroppgave ved Sosialantropologisk institutt UNIVERSITETET I OSLO av Tine Vingelsgaard-Laursen Våren 2012 III © Tine Vingelsgaard-Laursen 2012 «Ikke selg jorda deres, den er hellig!» Tine Vingelsgaard-Laursen http://www.duo.uio.no/ IV Sammendrag Denne oppgaven baserer seg på et feltarbeid utført i Maghdouche, en kristen landsby sør i Libanon i perioden 5. januar til 28. juni 2011. Det politiske systemet i Libanon som ble opprettet på 30-tallet fordeler makten mellom de forskjellige religiøse gruppene i landet. Dette systemet kalles konfesjonalisme og innebærer at presidenten skal være kristen, statsministeren sunnimuslim og parlamentslederen sjiamuslim. I denne oppgaven vil jeg vise hvordan jeg mener det sivile samfunnet opprettholder og viderefører det konfesjonelle systemet sosialt og på lokalt plan. Jeg presenterer en fortelling som er sentral for landsbyen og innbyggerens sosiale og religiøse identitet. Fortellingen omtaler Jomfru Maria og Jesus på Jesu reiser til Saida, og sier at Jomfru Maria ventet på Jesus i en grotte i landsbyen, og fortellingen knytter kristendom til stedet. Jeg viser hvordan jeg mener innbyggerne kommuniserer utad en sosio-religiøs identitet gjennom hverdagslige og seremonielle praksiser, og hvordan det konfesjonelle systemet opprettholdes og videreføres gjennom slike praksiser. Jorden i landsbyen omtales som hellig i kraft av fortellingen om Jomfru Maria, og denne betegnelsen brukes politisk av en lokal organisasjon og biskopen i en kontekst hvor innbyggerne opplever at muslimer fra nabolandsbyene kjøper opp jordområder i landsbyen. Mange innbyggere frykter at dersom denne tendensen fortsetter, og et stort antall muslimer bosetter seg i landsbyen, vil de risikere religiøs og kulturell undertrykkelse. Jeg ser også på hvordan nasjonale politiske demonstrasjoner mot det konfesjonelle systemet mottas i landsbyen. De fleste av mine informanter var skeptiske til en sekularisering av det politiske systemet. Dette var fordi de fryktet at de kristne ville miste all politisk makt dersom det ikke lengre var lovfestet at presidenten skulle være k risten. Jeg konkluderer med at en mulig grunn til at det konfesjonelle systemet vedvarer, er at mange innbyggere fremdeles ser en fordel ved å beholde det. Tillitten på tvers av religiøs gruppe er fremdeles ikke er opprettet etter den langvarige borgerkrigen. V VI Forord Først og fremst vil jeg takke mine informanter som fra dag én tok meg imot med åpne armer og viste glede og interesse for å hjelpe meg. Dere har bidratt med uvurderlig informasjon og kunnskap, og gitt meg innblikk i deres livserfaringer. Takk for at dere har åpnet deres hjem og hjerter, og takk for alle kaffekoppene. Jeg vil også takke mine nye venner i landsbyen og i Beirut, som innimellom gav meg noen etterlengtede feltpauser. Dette feltarbeidet og denne opplevelsen ville aldri blitt den samme uten alle dere. Merci ktir! Jeg vil også rette en takk til mine veiledere på Sosialantropologisk institutt. Takk til Arne Kalland som hjalp meg med å komme i gang med feltarbeidet og lot meg reise ned til Libanon, selv om jeg ikke kunne språket. En stor takk til Halvard Vike som hele tiden har vist interesse og oppmuntret meg gjennom skriveprosessen. Du har alltid har vært positiv, selv når jeg mistet troen. Takk til alle mine medstudenter for latter og god stemning på pauserommet. Denne våren har vært fylt med glede og positivitet på grunn av dere, selv i perioder hvor 22. mai virket så altfor nært, eller så altfor fjernt. Takk til mamma og pappa for all støtte, både før, under og etter feltarbeidet, og gjennom skriveprosessen. Jeg setter så stor pris på alle de oppmuntrende kommentarene jeg har fått underveis. Og takk for korrekturlesing og innspill. Takk til Ine som har kommet med oppmuntring og heiarop på oppfordring, og som har tatt seg tid til å lese korrektur inn i de sene nattetimer. Jeg vil også takke Solveig for korrekturlesing. Tilslutt vil jeg takke alle mine venner og familie som har vært støttende og oppmuntrende det siste året. Jeg gleder meg til å vende tilbake til livet nå som denne oppgaven går i trykken. VII VIII Innholdsfortegnelse «Ikke selg jorda deres, den er hellig» ......................................................................................... I Introduksjon ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Kapittel 1: Problemstilling ............................................................................................................... 3 Oppgavens gang ........................................................................................................................... 3 Stedet ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Historisk og politisk kontekst ...................................................................................................... 9 Tidligere forskning ..................................................................................................................... 13 Kapittel 2: Metode og etikk ........................................................................................................... 15 Tilgang til feltet .......................................................................................................................... 15 Språk .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Arenaer for deltakende observasjon og intervju ........................................................................ 16 Forskerrolle ................................................................................................................................ 17 Informantene .............................................................................................................................. 18 Begrepsavklaring ....................................................................................................................... 20 Teori og analyse ................................................................................................................................. 21 Kapittel 3: Sosial identitet og sted ................................................................................................. 23 Fortellingen «Our Lady of Mantara» ......................................................................................... 23 Lokalsamfunn: religiøse og sosiale fellesskap ........................................................................... 25 Stedsidentitet og tilhørighet til sted ........................................................................................... 30 Maghdouche som hellig sted...................................................................................................... 32 Kunnskap ................................................................................................................................... 35 Oppsummering ........................................................................................................................... 38 Kapittel 4: Hverdagslig og seremoniell praksis, opprettholdelse av konfesjonalisme? ................. 41 Opprettholdelse av stedsidentitet gjennom seremoniell praksis ................................................ 41 Sosialt fellesskap, å være en av «oss»........................................................................................ 46 Religiøs konformitet? ................................................................................................................. 50 Opprettholdelse og videreføring av religiøs identitet ................................................................ 52 Sosiale grenser ........................................................................................................................... 53 Romlig og stedlig praksis - Hverdagslig reproduksjon av konfesjonalisme .............................. 56 Inter-religiøs samhandling ......................................................................................................... 59 Oppsummering ........................................................................................................................... 63 IX Kapittel 5: Salg av jord .................................................................................................................. 65 Nasjonal kontekst ....................................................................................................................... 67 Salg av jord i Maghdouche ........................................................................................................ 70 «Ikke selg jorda deres, den er hellig» ........................................................................................ 72 «De vil sette sine avtrykk på landsbyen vår» - om tap av kulturell identitet ............................. 73 Kommunikasjon av grenser ....................................................................................................... 75 Fysiske grenser ..........................................................................................................................
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