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Islam in Europe: Public Spaces and Civic Networks

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2013
ISBN
1137357770, 9781137357779
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4053171 bytes)
Series
Islam and Nationalism
Pages
224\218
Time added
2015-07-09 20:19:27

Description

Islam in Europe delves into the daily routines of European Muslim communities in order to provide a better understanding of what it means to be a European Muslim today. Instead of positing particular definitions of being Muslim, this volume invites and encourages a diverse body of 735 informants from Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK to reflect on who they are and on the meaning and place Islam has in such considerations. Drawing upon extensive fieldwork and suggesting novel ways of seeing the phenomenon of European Islam and the continent's Muslim communities, Islam in Europe examines how through their practices, discourses, face to face and mediated interaction, European Muslims construct notions or identity, agency, solidarity and belonging, or how they negotiate and redefine religion, tradition, authority and cultural authenticity. Theoretically and methodologically innovative, Islam in Europe makes a significant contribution to better understanding European Islam and Europe's Muslims.

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