Focus

Focus and Scope

Legion: Journal of Religion and Regional focuses on scholarly works that investigate the complex and evolving relationship between religion and regional realities. The journal emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches that illuminate how religious values, identities, institutions, and discourses intersect with local, national, and transnational regional processes. It welcomes theoretical, empirical, and comparative studies that contribute to critical understanding of religion as a social, political, and cultural force within regional contexts.

1. Religion, Identity, and Regional Culture

This area examines the role of religion in shaping regional identity, collective memory, and cultural expression. It includes studies on sacred traditions, ritual practices, local religious heritage, and the interaction between belief systems and regional customs. The journal encourages contributions that explore how religion contributes to belonging, symbolic boundaries, and the formation of distinctive regional cultures.

2. Religion, Society, and Public Affairs

This section covers the influence of religion on social organization, governance, public policy, and regional development. Topics may include religion in civil society, faith-based responses to social challenges, religious dimensions of law and policy, and the role of spiritual actors in public debate. The journal welcomes analyses of how religious institutions and values affect social cohesion, conflict, welfare, and policymaking in regional settings.

3. Interfaith Relations and Regional Dynamics

This field addresses relationships among religious communities within and across regions. It includes studies on religious pluralism, interfaith dialogue, coexistence, conflict resolution, migration, and spiritual diplomacy. The journal is particularly interested in works that investigate how regional conditions shape interreligious encounters and how religion contributes to both tensions and collaboration in an increasingly interconnected world.