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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827399603321

Autore

Roald Anne Sofie

Titolo

New Muslims in the European context : the experience of Scandinavian converts / / by Anne Sofie Roald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Brill, 2004

ISBN

1-280-46794-0

9786610467945

1-4237-1179-3

90-474-0294-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 375 pages)

Collana

Muslim minorities, , 1570-7571 ; ; v. 4

Disciplina

297.5/74/0948

Soggetti

Muslim converts from Christianity - Scandinavia

Islam - Scandinavia

Muslim minorities - Scandinavia

Multiculturalism - Scandinavia

Scandinavia Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Majority society; 2. Islamophobia; 3. The road to Islam; 4. Muslim convert trends; 5. Analysis of convert literature; 6. New Muslims in Scandinavian society; 7. New Muslims' encounter with born Muslims; 8. New Muslims as mediators between Muslim immigrant communities and major society; 9. Towards a 'Danish', 'Swedish' or 'Norwegian' Islam?; 10. Reflections; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.