TY - JOUR
TI - Religious behaviors as form of cultural identification. The case of Polish circular migrants in Iceland
AU - Dziekońska, Małgorzata
TI - Religious behaviors as form of cultural identification. The case of Polish circular migrants in Iceland
AB - 
	The problem under investigation in this text is the role of religious celebrations and practices in the mobile livelihoods of Polish circular migrants in Iceland. The phenomenon is discussed on the basis of qualitative research conducted among the migrants. The study participants are 18 men who work in a 2/2 rotation system for an Icelandic company. The basic findings of the case study analysis show that religious holidays and celebrations are important points of reference in circular migrants’ work calendar as they help to arrange their schedule to meet work and family responsibilities. They go through Sunday rituals like they do at home. Living their lives according to the Polish Catholic calendar migrants celebrate their national identities and better understand their relation to the host society even if their migration is not a permanent one. The implications of the study are also that religious celebrations have great social and cultural significance for circular migrants.
VL - 2020 (XLVI)
IS - Nr 4 (178)
PY - 2020
SN - 2081-4488
C1 - 2544-4972
SP - 97
EP - 114
DO - 10.4467/25444972SMPP.20.040.12777
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/smpp/artykul/religious-behaviors-as-form-of-cultural-identification-the-case-of-polish-circular-migrants-in-iceland
KW - circular migration
KW - labour migration
KW - rotation system
KW - religious celebrations
KW - cultural identification