04470oam 2200697I 450 991045058790332120200520144314.01-134-69710-41-280-51761-197866105176190-203-01144-910.4324/9780203011447 (CKB)1000000000004249(EBL)165041(OCoLC)559439998(SSID)ssj0000184091(PQKBManifestationID)11154327(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000184091(PQKBWorkID)10200432(PQKB)10856187(MiAaPQ)EBC165041(Au-PeEL)EBL165041(CaPaEBR)ebr10017230(CaONFJC)MIL51761(EXLCZ)99100000000000424920180331d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIslam in transition religion and identity among British Pakistani youth /Jessica JacobsonLondon ;New York :Routledge,1998.1 online resource (403 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-138-00713-7 0-415-17085-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-174) and index.CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; The issues; The framework; The structure of the book; Part I THEORY AND SOCIO-HISTORICAL CONTEXT; 1 SOCIAL IDENTITIES; Identity; Social boundaries; Religion and meaning; 'Postmodern' identities; 2 THE BACKGROUND; Islam: the central tenets; Muslims in Britain; Levels of interest in Islam; Learning to be Muslims; Prioritising religious identities; Protesting as Muslims; Radical Islam; British Muslim organisations; Mosques; National organisations; Youth organisations; Political activities and issues; The Rushdie Affair; Education; Other political issues3 THE FIELD AND FIELD-WORKThe field1; The London Borough of Waltham Forest; The Pakistani population of Waltham Forest2; The field-work; The process; The core respondents; Field-work problems; Representativeness; Outsider status; Part II EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; 4 THE CIRCUMSTANCES; Parental boundaries; Restrictions; Male-female differences; The 'community'; Between two cultures?; Boundaries of Britishness; Citizenship; Values and lifestyle; Exclusive boundaries; Racism; Racism and cultural difference; Ambivalence over identity; 5 ETHNIC BOUNDARIES; The conceptual dimension; The social dimensionFriendshipsMarriage; The cultural dimension; Cultural preferences; Language; 'Postmodern' and ethnic identities; 6 ISLAM AND GUIDANCE; Overview of respondents' religiosity; Guidance; Strategies of coping; Quest for certainty; Belief and certainty; Understanding the conservatism; Liberal responses?; Radical Islam; Autonomy and Islam; Assertive identities; 7 RELIGIOUS BOUNDARIES; Religion and boundaries; The construction of boundaries; Formal practice; Routine behaviour and boundaries; General social conduct; Attitudes and boundaries; Disengagement or engagement?; Peer pressureDistinguishing between religion and ethnicityThe religion-ethnic culture distinction; The religion-ethnic origins distinction; A global identity?; Solidarity with Muslims overseas; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXIslam in Transition focuses on the ways in which Islamic religion still engenders powerful loyalties within what is now a predominantly secular society and how, in their continual adherence to their religion, many young British Pakistanis find a welcome sense of stability and permanence. By presenting material collected in field-work study and by using extensive quotations from interviews, the author argues that in a world where concepts of identity are always being challenged traditional sources of authority and allegiance still survive.IslamGreat BritainMuslim youthGreat BritainPakistanisGreat BritainIslam20th centuryElectronic books.IslamMuslim youthPakistanisIslam305.235Jacobson Jessica1966,856121MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450587903321Islam in transition1911534UNINA