Becoming Muslim : Western women's conversions to Islam /

While Islam has become a controversial topic in the West, a growing number of Westerners find powerful meaning in Islam. Becoming Muslim is an ethnographic study based on in-depth interviews with Swedish and American women who have converted to Islam.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mansson McGinty, Anna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Culture, mind, and society.
Temas:
Muslim converts from Christianity > Europe.
Muslim women > Europe > Social conditions.
Women in Islam > Europe.
Sex role > Religious aspects > Islam.
Chrétiens convertis à l'islam > Europe.
Musulmanes > Europe > Conditions sociales.
Femmes dans l'islam > Europe.
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect religieux > Islam.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Muslim converts from Christianity
Muslim women > Social conditions
Sex role > Religious aspects > Islam
Women in Islam
Europe
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Becoming Muslim; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I The Individual Conversion; Chapter One Conversion and Identity Formation; Chapter Two A Step toward the Unknown; Chapter Three The Conversion Narrative; Part II Personal Worlds; Chapter Four Personal Models of Spirituality and Social Conscience; Chapter Five Personal Models of Gender; Chapter Six The Veil and Alternative Femininities; Part III Encounters; Chapter Seven Looping Effects of Meaning; Chapter Eight Family, Work, Sisterhood; Chapter Nine Personal Versions of Islam; Notes; References; Index.

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