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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809573703321

Titolo

Islam in Denmark : the challenge of diversity / / editor, Jørgen S. Nielsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md. : , : Lexington Books, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-43285-4

9786613432858

0-7391-7013-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

NielsenJørgen S

Disciplina

305.6/9709489

Soggetti

Muslims - Denmark

Muslims - Social conditions - Denmark

Muslims - Cultural assimilation - Denmark

Muslims - Denmark - Ethnic identity

Islam - Denmark

Denmark Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Setting the scene / Jørgen S. Nielsen -- Denmark, Islam and Muslims : socio-economic dynamics and the art of becoming / Jørgen Bæk Simonsen -- Muslims in Denmark : a critical evaluation of estimation / Brian Arly Jacobsen -- Religion and state : recognition of Islam and related legislation / Lisbet Christoffersen -- Mosques and organizations / Lene Kühle -- Nørrebro and "Muslimness" : a neighborhood caught between national mythscapes and local engagement / Garbi Schmidt -- How did "the Muslim pupil" become Muslim? : Danish state schooling and 'the migrant pupils' since the 1970s / Mette Buchardt -- Gender as a tool in Danish debates about Muslims / Rikke Andreassen -- Conversion to Islam in Denmark / Tina Jensen and Kate ℗Østergaard -- Muslims as a Danish security issue / Mona Kanwal Sheikh and Manni Crone -- "To be something" : the role of religion in the formation of protest identity among ethnic minority youth / Lissi Rasmussen -- Counseling in the Health Service / Naveed Baig -- Interreligious relations / Safet Bektovic -- Towards a European



understanding of Islam / Abdul Wahid Pedersen.

Sommario/riassunto

As a small country in western Europe, Denmark shares much of the regions experiences with the immigration and settlement of Muslims. But there are also differences, some significant, which can lead observers to misjudge events such as the cartoons affair of 2005-6. The 14 chapters in this volume present, for the first time in English, the fruits of extensive research and experience of the particular character of Islam in Denmark.