Localizing Islam in Europe: Turkish Islamic Communities in Germany and the Netherlands (Religion and Politics)
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Ahmet Yukleyen (Author)
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In the twentieth century, Muslim minorities emerged in Europe seeking work, a refuge from conflict, and higher life standards. As a result, there are now more than 12 million Muslims in Western Europe. As these immigrants became permanent residents, the Islamic communities they developed had to respond to their European context, reinterpreting Islam in accordance with local conditions. In Localizing Islam in Europe, Yukleyen brings this adaptation to light, demonstrating how Islam and Europe have shaped one another and challenging the idea that Islamic beliefs are inherently antithetical to European secular, democratic, and pluralist values. Yukleyen compares five different forms of religious communities among Muslim immigrants in the Netherlands and Germany that represent a spectrum from moderate to revolutionary Islamic opinions. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, he finds that, despite differences in goals and beliefs, these communities play an intermediary role, negotiating between the social and religious needs of Muslims and the socioeconomic, legal, and political context of Europe. Yukleyen's rich ethnography shows that there is no single form of assimilated and privatized ""European Islam"" but rather Islamic communities and their interpretations and practices that localize Islam in Europe.
About the Author
Ahmet Yukleyen is Croft Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Studies at the University of Mississippi. His research focuses on anthropology of religion, ethnicity, Islamic movements, and multiculturalism.
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- Contributor: Ahmet Yukleyen
- Imprint: Syracuse University Press
- ISBN13: 9780815632627
- Number of Pages: 280
- Packaged Dimensions: 160x236x23mm
- Packaged Weight: 550
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Syracuse University Press
- Release Date: 2012-02-29
- Series: Religion and Politics
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Ahmet Yukleyen is Croft Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Studies at the University of Mississippi. His research focuses on anthropology of religion, ethnicity, Islamic movements, and multiculturalism.
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