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An ethnoreligious group (or ethno-religious group) is an ethnic group whose members are also unified by a common religious background. Ethnoreligious communities define their ethnic identity neither exclusively by ancestral heritage nor simply by religious affiliation, but often through a combination of both〔http://www.gsdrc.org/go/display&type=Document&id=3646〕 (a long shared history; a cultural tradition of its own; either a common geographical origin, or descent from a small number of common ancestors; a common language, not necessarily particular to the group; a common literature particular to the group; a common religion different from that of neighbouring groups; being a minority or being an oppressed or a dominant group within a larger community).〔 Examples of ethnic groups defined by ancestral religions are the Assyrians, the Armenians,the Sikh, the Druze, the Copts, the Yazidis, the Shabaks, the Zoroastrians, the Zazas, the Lurs, the Kaka'i, the Huguenots, the Jews and the Serer.〔Diedrich Westermann, Edwin William Smith, Cyril Daryll Forde, International African Institute, International Institute of African Languages and Cultures, Project Muse, JSTOR (Organization), ''"Africa: journal of the International African Institute, Volume 63"'', pp 86-96, 270-1, Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute, 1993〕 In an ethnoreligious group, particular emphasis is placed upon religious endogamy, and the concurrent discouragement of interfaith marriages or intercourse, as a means of preserving the stability and historical longevity of the community and culture.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=e-Study Guide for: The Marriage & Family Experience by Strong, ISBN ... )〕 This adherence to religious endogamy can also, in some instances, be tied to ethnic nationalism if the ethnoreligious group possesses a historical base in a specific region.〔http://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/84714/1/zef_dp72.pdf〕 "The Yazidism is a unique phenomenon, one of the most illustrative examples of ethno-religious identity, which is based on a religion exclusively specific for the Yazidis and called ''Sharfadin'' by them." - Victoria Arakelova (Yerevan State University)〔(Ethno-Religious Communities Identity markers )〕 ==As a legal concept== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ethnoreligious group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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