The intimate and the stranger: Approaching the "Muslim question" through the eyes of female converts to Islam
Drawing on an ethnography among Quebecois and French female new Muslims, I consider how converts epitomize and embody the "encounter" between Muslim and western societies. By choosing Islam, converts position themselves on the margins, giving them a unique perspective on the "West.&qu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2016]
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Critical research on religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 90-108 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Province (Province)
/ France
/ Woman
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Islam
/ The Other
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam KBQ North America ZB Sociology ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Converts B Anthropology |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |