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Can Islam be French? : pluralism and pragmatism in a secularist state / John R. Bowen.
Van Pelt Library DC34.5.M87 B68 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowen, John R. (John Richard), 1951-
- Series:
- Princeton studies in Muslim politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Muslims--France.
- Muslims.
- Islam and politics.
- France.
- Islam--France.
- Islam.
- Islam and politics--France.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2010]
- Contents:
- Part 1 Trajectories 1
- Chapter 1 Islam and the Republic 3
- Chapter 2 Fashioning the French Islamic Landscape 15
- Migration Pathways 16
- Residence and Boundaries 19
- Religion Rising 21
- Authorities 24
- State Responses 25
- Where to Sacrifice? 27
- Where to Pray? 29
- Distinctive Features 32
- Part 2 Spaces 35
- Chapter 3 Mosques Facing Outward 37
- In the Unruly Suburbs (Clichy-sous-Bois) 37
- Inside the Networks (Saint-Denis) 44
- The Work of an Everyday Imam (Lyon) 51
- Mosques and Social Divisions 58
- Chapter 4 Shaping Knowledge to France 63
- Rules, Schools, Principles 63
- Hichem El Arafa's CERSI 66
- The Science of Hadith 75
- The Objectives of Scripture 81
- Chapter 5 Differentiating Schools 85
- Dimensions of Pedagogical Difference 85
- Hichem's View 86
- The Great Mosque of Paris 87
- Teaching the "Middle Way" 89
- Teaching the Four Traditions 92
- Objectives and Imam Mâlik 95
- Foregrounding God's Objectives 96
- What Nullifies Prayer-for a Mâlikî 100
- When May a Judge Pronounce a Divorce? 102
- Practical Training in an Islamic Ambiance 105
- The Future 105
- Institute of Useful Knowledge 106
- Chapter 6 Can an Islamic School Be Republican? 110
- Dhaou Meskine's Success School 111
- A Teacher's Trajectory 112
- School as Symbol 115
- How to Teach a Secular Curriculum in a Muslim School 117
- Civics and Gay Couples 118
- Religion versus Culture 120
- Evolution and Islam? 121
- An Islamic Ambiance 124
- Muslim Family Camp 125
- Arrest 129
- Part 3 Debates 133
- Chapter 7 Should There Be an Islam for Europe? 135
- Thinking about Ribâ 137
- Different Rules for Different Lands? 143
- Confrontations in the Mosque 149
- The Transnational Islamic Sphere 153
- Chapter 8 Negotiating across Realms of Justification 157
- Between Halâl and the Hôtel de Ville 158
- Why the "Halâl" Marriage? 162
- Convergence I: From Islam to the Secular 165
- The Objectives of Halâl Rules for Food 169
- Convergence II: From French Civil Law toward Islamic Practices 173
- Chapter 9 Islamic Spheres in Republican Space 179
- Do Religion-Based Associations Impede Integration? 180
- Return to School 182
- A National Islamic Sphere at Le Bourget 185
- On Priorities and Values 188
- The Primacy of Secularism 188
- "Assimilation Defects" 191
- Toward a Pragmatics of Convergence 196.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780691132839
- 0691132836
- OCLC:
- 301798507
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