New Muslims in the European Context

The Experience of Scandinavian Converts
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-90-04-13679-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 378 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 826 g

Reihe: Muslim Minorities

This volume deals with Scandinavian converts to Islam, discussing the process of conversion as well as the converts' role in Muslim communities and in majority society. As Islam is a new phenomenon in Scandinavia, the story of the new Muslims becomes also a story of the development of Scandinavian Islamic ideas.
The book examines the specific features of Scandinavian society and Islamophobia in Scandinavia. It goes on to discuss the conversion process, Muslim convert trends common in Europe as well as in Scandinavia, and provides a detailed discussion of literature read or written by converts.
The discussion of the new Muslims' experiences includes a discussion of the trend towards understanding Islam according to Scandinavian values.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roald, Anne Sofie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Anne Sofie Roald, Ph.D. (1994) in Religious Studies, University of Lund, is Associate Professor at Malmö University. She has published on Islamic Education and gender issues in Islam including Women in Islam. The Western experience (Routledge 2001).