Marriage in American Muslim Communities

Marriage in its relation to religion, specifically Islam, is intrinsically linked to questions of sexual and gender norms. US Muslim communities, extremely diverse in their backgrounds, negotiate marriage in their discourses on a spectrum that constructs "American" and "Muslim" a...

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Published in:Religion compass
Main Author: Hammer, Juliane 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Religion compass
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Muslim / Marriage / Gender-specific role / Sexual ethics
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
KBQ North America
NCB Personal ethics
NCF Sexual ethics
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Summary:Marriage in its relation to religion, specifically Islam, is intrinsically linked to questions of sexual and gender norms. US Muslim communities, extremely diverse in their backgrounds, negotiate marriage in their discourses on a spectrum that constructs "American" and "Muslim" as opposing ends, while the realities of American Muslim marriage present a much more richly textured and thus complex picture. Norms and practices are co-developed in a complicated web of gender debates, distinctions of religion from culture, and developments within the American religious, social, and political environment that American Muslims share.
ISSN:1749-8171
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12143