Women Embracing Islam in Buenos Aires: Unsubmissive Femininities on the Move
Islam in Argentina draws our attention due to its historical track record in the country, its numerical scale and presence in different regions of the national territory and the diversity of groups and entities that make up the local Muslim kaleidoscope. At a conjuncture marked by the historical and...
| Published in: | International journal of Latin American religions |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2022
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| In: |
International journal of Latin American religions
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| Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Buenos Aires B Gender B Conversion |
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| Summary: | Islam in Argentina draws our attention due to its historical track record in the country, its numerical scale and presence in different regions of the national territory and the diversity of groups and entities that make up the local Muslim kaleidoscope. At a conjuncture marked by the historical and contemporary transformation and institutionalisation of the Islamic community, the arrival of new Muslim expressions on the local scene, the impact of diasporic and transnational networks and many other factors, we turn our gaze to female conversion to Islam. This phenomenon has been widely addressed in other latitudes but has only recently been explored in Argentina and dynamizes the local Muslim geography. Similarly, this process allows glimpses of the aspirations, sensitivities and questionings around the sex-gender models and sociabilities prevailing in the society. This article explores the similarities and differences in the conversion itineraries of Argentinian women living in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA). It looks into the ways religion — alongside other available intellectual, cultural and affective repertoires — is signified, deployed and practised by women who embrace Islam — be that Shi’ite, Sunni or Sufi — in the reconfiguration of their femininities. |
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| ISSN: | 2509-9965 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of Latin American religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s41603-022-00166-6 |