Islam in Europe

Public Spaces and Civic Networks
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-47086-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 205 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2824 g

Reihe: Islam and Nationalism

Drawing upon extensive fieldwork and suggesting novel ways of approaching the phenomenon of European Islam and the continent's Muslim communities, Islam in Europe examines how European Muslims construct notions or identity, agency and belonging, how they negotiate and redefine the notions of religion, tradition, authority and cultural authenticity.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tsagarousianou, R.

Sofos, S.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Muslims in Europe: Balancing Between Belonging and Exclusion 2. Islam in Europe: A Genealogy 3. Who are the European Muslims? 4. Space, Place and Social Action: European Muslim Geographies 5. The Politics of Contestation and the Construction of Injustice Frames 6. Spaces of Agency and Identity and the Reconfiguration of Islam 7. Is There a Space for European Muslims? Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Spyros A. Sofos is Research Fellow at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University, Sweden. His publications include Nation and Identity in Contemporary Europe and Tormented by History: Nationalism in Greece and Turkey. He is co-editor with Umut Özk?r?ml of the Islam and Nationalism series published with Palgrave.

Roza Tsagarousianou is Reader in Mass Media and Communication at the University of Westminster, UK. She is convenor of the Diaspora and the Media working group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research. She has co-edited Cyberdemocracy: Technology, Cities and Civic Networks and authored Diasporic Cultures and Globalization.