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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780595103321

Titolo

Muslims in the enlarged Europe : religion and society / / edited by Brigitte Marechal, Stefano Allievi, Felice Dassetto, Jørgen Nielsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2003

ISBN

1-280-46769-X

9786610467693

1-4175-1040-4

90-474-0246-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (632 p.)

Collana

Muslim Minorities ; ; 2

Disciplina

305.6/97104/09049

Soggetti

Culture conflict - Europe

Islam - Europe

Muslims - Cultural assimilation - Europe

Muslims - Europe

Europe Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; INTRODUCTION: From Past to Present; PART ONE: PROCESSES OF THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF ISLAM; PART TWO: THE STATE AND LEGAL SYSTEMS WITH REGARD TO ISLAM; PART THREE: ISLAM AND SOCIETY: PUBLIC SPACE AND INTEGRATION; Bibliography; Appendix; Thematic Index; Index of Authors; Index of Muslim Medias; Index of Muslim Personalities; Index of Organisations and Ideological Movements

Sommario/riassunto

This volume describes the main characteristics of contemporary European Islam. Following an outline of the historical background and some statistics related to the presence of Islam in Europe, the process of growth/ the development of Islam is analysed through religious instruction in educational systems, organisational structures and the forms of political participation by Muslims. In addition to a description of the relationship between European states and Islam in judicial terms, the different types of the inclusion/integration of Islam in European society is studied by looking at the media, the relations between



religions, economic and international dimensions, and the manner in which views have changed following the events of September 11. Based on extensive bibliographal research, field studies and specific contributions of scholars, this book provides a rare and useful overall review for a wide public. Muslims in the Enlarged Europe has been selected by Choice as Outstanding Academic Title (2005).