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Muslims in Western Europe /
Introduces the social, political, cultural and religious position of Muslims living in contemporary Europe. This introduction to the story of Muslims in Western Europe describes their early history and outlines the causes and courses of modern Muslim immigration. It explains how Muslim communities h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2016]
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| Edición: | Fourth edition / |
| Colección: | New Edinburgh Islamic surveys.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Introduces the social, political, cultural and religious position of Muslims living in contemporary Europe. This introduction to the story of Muslims in Western Europe describes their early history and outlines the causes and courses of modern Muslim immigration. It explains how Muslim communities have developed in individual countries, their origins, present-day ethnic composition, distribution and organisational patterns, and the political, legal and cultural contexts in which they exist are explored. There is also a comparative consideration of issues common to Muslims in all Western European countries including the role of the family, and the questions of worship, education and religious thought. New to this edition:. All six country-related chapters (France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium, Scandinavia, Southern Europe) are substantially updated The chapter on family, law and culture is revised to include the work from recent studies The chapter on Muslim organisations now covers groups and movements that have developed in the last decade The chapter on European Muslims in a new Europe now covers the cartoon crisis, Eurabia-Islamophobia and new radical nationalism All statistics are updated |
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| Notas: | Previous edition: 2004. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 215 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781474409339 1474409334 9781474409353 1474409350 9781474409346 1474409342 |