LEADER 05556nam 2200673 450 001 9910787236903321 005 20230803212247.0 010 $a94-6274-176-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000316072 035 $a(EBL)1913357 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001442034 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11759829 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001442034 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11418353 035 $a(PQKB)10502593 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1913357 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1913357 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10995905 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL728765 035 $a(OCoLC)900344169 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000316072 100 $a20150105h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStriving for Allah $epurification and resistance among fundamentalist Muslims in the Netherlands /$fFiore Geelhoed 210 1$aHague, Netherlands :$cEleven International Publishing,$d2014. 210 2$aPortland, Oregon :$cInternational Specialized Book Services,$d[date of distribution not identified] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (284 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-97483-7 311 $a94-6236-493-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Title page; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; INTRODUCTION; 1 REMOVING THE VEIL; 1.1 Islamic Fundamentalism in the West: The Dutch Case and a British Impression; 1.2 Getting Started: Three Research Methods; 1.2.1 Conducting Interviews; 1.2.2 Getting in Place for Observation; 1.2.3 Exploring Online Interactions; 1.3 Ethical Issues when Entering the Field; 1.3.1 Being an 'Unveiled' Non-Muslim Researcher; 1.3.2 Anonimity and Confidentiality; 1.3.3 Assuming Informed Consent; 1.3.4 Acceptance of Closed Inner Doors; 1.4 In the Field: Countering Obstacles and Limitations to Validity 327 $a1.4.1 Problems in Gaining Trust1.4.2 Internal Validity: Social Desirability and Hidden Transcripts; 1.4.3 Validity of Virtual Reality and Personalities; 1.4.4 External Validity; 1.5 Human Factors in Fieldwork; 1.5.1 Reliability: Opening up to the Insider Perspective; 1.5.2 Dealing with Expectations of Respondents; 1.6 Registration of Observations and Interviews; 1.6.1 Observations: Overt Researcher, Covert Notetaking; 1.6.2 Interviews: No Recording Please!; 1.7 Analysis of Data; 1.8 Summary; 2 ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM AS A THREAT TO SOCIETY?; 2.1 Conceptualizing Islamic Fundamentalism 327 $a2.2 Global Sources, Local Manifestations of Islamic Fundamentalism2.2.1 The Rise of Transnational Fundamentalism; 2.2.2 The Resonance of Islamic Fundamentalism among Dutch Muslims; 2.3 Anti-Western Beliefs and Behaviour?; 2.3.1 The Islamic Way of Life: Islam is Everywhere and Everything; 2.3.2 Contact between Believers and Unbelievers; 2.3.3 (Western Liberal) Democracy versus Sharia; 2.3.4 International Issues and Jihad; 2.4 Moderate Muslims versus Orthodox, Radical, and Extremist Fundamentalists; 2.4.1 Moderate; 2.4.2 Orthodox; 2.4.3 Radical and Extremist; 2.5 Summary 327 $a3 CONVERSION, RADICALIZATION AND IDENTITY STRAIN3.1 Conceptualizing Identity and (Radical) Conversion: Continuous Processes; 3.2 Understanding Conversion to Orthodox, Radical and Extremist Islam; 3.2.1 The Desire to Convert; 3.2.2 The Temptation of Fundamentalist Interpretations; 3.2.3 Explanatory Models and Links with (Criminological) Theories; 3.3 Multiple Experiences Contributing to Identity Crisis; 3.3.1 Being Adrift; 3.3.2 Experiencing Personal Loss and Suffering; 3.3.3 Experiencing Social Exclusion and Lack of Recognition; 3.3.4 A Desire for Transcendence 327 $a3.3.5 The Common Factor: Identity Crisis and a Quest for Personal Meaning3.4 Different Directions: A Role of Significant Others and 'Identity Strain'?; 3.4.1 Significant Others; 3.4.2 Gradations of Identity Crisis and (Radical) Conversion; 3.4.3 The Nature of the Crisis: Identity Strain; 3.5 Summary; 4 AN ORTHODOX FOCUS ON POSITIVE SELF-IDENTIFICATION; 4.1 Identity, Identification and Difference; 4.2 Fundamentalist Meaning Systems as a Source of Secure Identities; 4.2.2 The Security of Relying on a Higher Power; 4.3 The Security of Fundamentalist Boundaries in Everyday Life 327 $a4.3.1 Rules as Protection in the Pluralist Chaos of Modern Life 330 $aIslamic fundamentalist movements, such as Salafism, are of great concern to Western societies like the Netherlands, yet much remains unknown about these phenomena. 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