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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Imaginary
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Front Matter
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The Symbolic
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Back Matter
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About this book
The past several years have seen many examples of friction between secular European societies and religious migrant communities within them. This study combines ethnographic work in three countries (The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and France) with a new theoretical frame (regimes of secularity). Its mission is to contribute to an understanding of minority identity construction in secular societies. In addition to engaging with academic literature and ethnographic research, the book takes a critical look at three cities, three nation-contexts, and three grassroots forms of Muslim religious collective organization, comparing and contrasting them from a historical perspective.
Carolina Ivanescu offers a thorough theoretical grounding and tests existing theories empirically. Beginning from the idea that religion and citizenship are both crucial aspects of the state's understanding of Muslim identities, she demonstrates the relevance of collective identification processes that are articulated through belonging to geographical and ideological entities. These forms of collective identification and minority management, Ivanescu asserts, are configuring novel possibilities for the place of religion in the modern social world.
Reviews
"Carolina Ivanescu has masterfully analyzed how, in three countries, different combinations of citizenship, secularity, and religion emerge from and then reshape politics. Her attention to local politics of citizenship is particularly important, as is her deft handling of the theoretical debates." - John R. Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
"Carolina Ivanescu has masterfully analyzed how, in three countries, different combinations of citizenship, secularity, and religion emerge from and then reshape politics. Her attention to local politics of citizenship is particularly important, as is her deft handling of the theoretical debates." - John R. Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
About the author
Carolina Ivanescu is a independent scholar with a background in cultural anthropology and sociology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Islam and Secular Citizenship in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and France
Authors: Carolina Ivanescu
Series Title: Religion and Global Migrations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-57609-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57608-8Published: 05 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95412-4Published: 31 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-57609-5Published: 08 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2945-6398
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6401
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 239
Topics: Islam, Sociology of Religion, Social Aspects of Religion, Sociology, general, Political Science