ISBN:
9781474409346
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (232 p.)
Series Statement:
The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS
Keywords:
Islamic Studies
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RELIGION / Islam / General
Abstract:
Introduces the social, political, cultural and religious position of Muslims living in contemporary EuropeThis introduction to the story of Muslims in Western Europe describes their early history and outlines the causes and courses of modern Muslim immigration. It explains how Muslim communities have developed in individual countries, their origins, present-day ethnic composition, distribution and organisational patterns, and the political, legal and cultural contexts in which they exist are explored. There is also a comparative consideration of issues common to Muslims in all Western European countries including the role of the family, and the questions of worship, education and religious thought. New to this edition:All six country-related chapters (France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium, Scandinavia, Southern Europe ) are substantially updatedThe chapter on family, law and culture is revised to include the work from recent studiesThe chapter on Muslim organisations now covers groups and movements that have developed in the last decadeThe chapter on European Muslims in a new Europe now covers the cartoon crisis, Eurabia-Islamophobia and new radical nationalismAll statistics are updated
DOI:
10.1515/9781474409346
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474409346
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474409346
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