Islam in Europe : diversity, identity and influence /
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 223 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11813460 |
| Summary: | Events over recent years have increased the global interest in Islam. This volume seeks to combat generalisations about the Muslim presence in Europe by illuminating its diversity across Europe and offering a more realistic, highly differentiated picture. It contends with the monist concept of identity that suggests Islam is the shared and main definition of Muslims living in Europe. The contributors also explore the influence of the European Union on the Muslim communities within its borders, and examine how the EU is in turn affected by the Muslim presence in Europe. This book comes at a critical moment in the evolution of the place of Islam within Europe and will appeal to scholars, students and practitioners in the fields of European studies, politics and policies of the European Union, sociology, sociology of religion, and international relations. It also addresses the wider framework of uncertainties and unease about religion in Europe. |
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| Item Description: | "This text emanates from a research project based at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), entitled 'Forum for the interdisciplinary study of Christian-Muslim relations in twenty-first century Europe'. The project entailed a series of seminars, conferences and workshops."--Preface |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 223 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511371301 0511371306 0511370326 9780511370328 9780511809309 0511809301 1107177677 9781107177673 1281156094 9781281156099 9786611156091 6611156097 0511370830 9780511370830 0511369824 9780511369827 9780521860116 0521860113 9780521677516 0521677513 |