Islam in the West

ISBN-13: 9780415481243 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 1808 str.

Westerlund David; David Westerlund; Ingvar Svanberg

Opis

In recent decades, the number of Muslims in the West has increased rapidly, and interesting transformations of Islam have taken place-to some extent with repercussions in Islamic or predominantly Muslim countries in Asia and Africa. This collection helps to make sense of the burgeoning scholarship in this area.

Spis treści

Volume I: Regions and History  Southern Europe.  Eastern Europe.  Central and Western Europe.  Northern Europe.  Northern America.  Volume II: Religion and Culture  Popular Religion.  Islamic Thought and Spirituality.  Inter-Religious Relations.  Conversion.  Secularization.  Literature, Art, and Music.  Volume III: Social and Economic Issues  Nationality and Ethnic Plurality.  Gender and Sexuality.  Generation.  Education.  Business, Finance, and Labour.  Health.  Volume IV: Politics and Law  State and Religion.  Ideologies.  Perceptions of Islam.  Political Behaviour.  Legal Issues.