Muslims of Europe : the 'other' Europeans /

Muslims of Europe : the 'other' Europeans /

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Author / Creator:	Hellyer, H. A.
Imprint:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 246 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Muslims -- Europe. Cultural pluralism -- Europe. Cultural pluralism. Ethnic relations. Muslims. Europe -- Ethnic relations. Europe. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11222386

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ISBN:	9780748642083 0748642080 9780748639472 0748639470 0748639489 9780748639489
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-234) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The interchange between Muslims and Europe has a long and complicated history, dating back to before the idea of 'Europe' was born, and the earliest years of Islam. There has been a Muslim presence on the European continent before, but never has it been so significant, particularly in Western Europe. With more Muslims in Europe than in many countries of the Muslim world, they have found themselves in the position of challenging what it means to be a European in a secular society of the 21st century. At the same time, the European context has caused many Muslims to re-think what is essential to them in religious terms in their new reality. In this work, H.A. Hellyer analyses the prospects for a European future where pluralism is accepted within unified societies, and the presence of a Muslim community that is of Europe, not simply in it.
Other form:	Print version: Hellyer, H.A. Muslims of Europe. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2009 9780748639472

Table of Contents:

pt. I. Background and precedent. Religious diversity and multiculturalism : theoretical issues
Without political prerogative : Muslims as minorities in Fiqh
g pt. II. Present and current situations
Fiqh in Modern Europe : 'minority Fiqh'
Muslims in Europe : precedent and present
Muslims and religious discrimination : EU law and policy
pt. III. A case study and conclusions. Muslims in the United Kingdom
Conclusions.