Debating Islam: Negotiating Religion, Europe, and the Self
Conspicuously, Islam has become a key concern in most European societies with respect to issues of immigration, integration, identity, values and inland security. As the mere presence of Muslim minorities fails to explain these debates convincingly, new questions need to be asked: How did »Islam« be...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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2014
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In: | Year: 2014 |
Series/Journal: | Globaler lokaler Islam
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Further subjects: | B
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Summary: | Conspicuously, Islam has become a key concern in most European societies with respect to issues of immigration, integration, identity, values and inland security. As the mere presence of Muslim minorities fails to explain these debates convincingly, new questions need to be asked: How did »Islam« become a topic? Who takes part in the debates? How do these debates influence both individual as well as collective »self-images« and »image of others«? Introducing Switzerland as an under-researched object of study to the academic discourse on Islam in Europe, this volume offers a fresh perspective o |
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Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
ISBN: | 1306997240 |