Islam in Europe [electronic resource] : public spaces and civic networks / Spyros A. Sofos, Roza Tsagarousianou.

9781137357786 electronic book
9781137357779 hardcover

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

English

1 online resource (xi, 205 pages) : illustrations, map.

BP65.A1 S63 2013eb

305.6/97094

"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. "-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index.

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Islam and nationalism.

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