Islam in Europe
Subtitle: public spaces and civic networks
By: Spyros A. Sofos, Roza Tsagarousianou
Contributors: Tsagarousianou, Roza, 1964-
Series: Islam and nationalism
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781137357779
Subjects: Islam; Muslims; PHILOSOPHY / Religious; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies
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. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: 1. Muslims in Europe: Balancing Between Belonging and Exclusion; title: 2. Islam in Europe: A Genealogy; title: 3. Who are the European Muslims?; title: 4. Space, Place and Social Action: European Muslim Geographies; title: 5. The Politics of Contestation and the Construction of Injustice Frames; title: 6. Spaces of Agency and Identity and the Reconfiguration of Islam; title: 7. Is There a Space for European Muslims?; title: Bibliography; title: Index.