Islam in Europe : the lure of fundamentalism and the allure of cosmopolitanism /
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| Author / Creator: | Göle, Nilüfer, 1953- |
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| Uniform title: | Interpénétrations. English |
| Imprint: | Princeton, NJ : Markus Wiener Publishers, c2011. |
| Description: | v, 180 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8360673 |
| Summary: | Islam in Europe is a book full of striking images: the assassination of and the death threats against artists and intellectuals; violent demonstrations demanding Sharia law for Europe; and acts of terrorism. ... But there is another reality, as Nilüfer Göle describes it from her own life experience: Muslims who are politicians in European parliaments; scholars teaching at European universities; and artists who use this creative intercultural exchange as a theme in their art. ... Göle sees the best hope for a modern and European Islam in the Muslim women who--in contrast to the men--demonstrate their commitment to their heritage by wearing head scarfs while participating in modern Western life. In manifesting their professional and public experience in their own communities, they become the agents of change and modernism. Göle thus sees European Islam as "feminine," in contrast to the male-dominated traditional Islam. |
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| Physical Description: | v, 180 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781558765252 1558765255 9781558765269 1558765263 |
