New Religious Leadership among Muslims in Europe

This article addresses the recent emergence of new forms of religious leadership among Muslims in Europe, by elaborating the nexus between mass-mediated forms of religion, the contemporary ‘unsettling of religious authority' among Muslims in Europe, and the shifts in the position of Islam in Eu...

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Main Author: Sunier, Thijl 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: AASR [2011]
In: Australian religion studies review
Year: 2011, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 275-296
Further subjects:B Leadership
B Public Sphere
B Migrants
B Islam
B Europe
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