Striving for Allah
Subtitle: purification and resistance among fundamentalist Muslims in the Netherlands
By: Fiore Geelhoed
Publisher: Eleven International Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: The Hague, The Netherlands
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9789462364936; 9789462741768
Subjects: Islamic fundamentalism
Description: Islamic fundamentalist movements, such as Salafism, are of great concern to Western societies like the Netherlands, yet much remains unknown about these phenomena.  Striving for Allah aims to fill in the blanks by presenting primary data from in-depth qualitative research in the Netherlands, and, to a lesser extent, Britain.  Firstly, this study compares orthodox, radical and extremist groups regarding attitudes, motives, reasons, and behaviour, within Islamic fundamentalism.  Secondly, it presents an innovative theroretical framework that contributes to the understanding of the attraction of Islamic fundamentalism to individuals from Muslim families and to converts, an important group that is often overlooked.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and glossary.