Youth and ‘political spirituality’: the emergence of a sub-culture among new Muslims in the West?

Drawing on Foucault’s concept of ‘political spirituality’, I show how some new young converts to Islam interpret being Muslim within a framework that positions them as agents at the forefront of new social and political forces of change. My ethnographic research took place among young people who hav...

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Main Author: Mossière, Géraldine 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. 2024
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 1–20
Further subjects:B Social Justice
B Islam
B Converts
B Youth
B sub-culture
B Political spirituality
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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