Islam in Denmark : the challenge of diversity / edited by Jørgen S. Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nielsen, Jørgen S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Denmark.

Muslims.

Muslims--Denmark--Social conditions.

Ethnic relations.

Islam.

Denmark.

Social conditions.

Muslims--Cultural assimilation--Denmark.

Muslims--Cultural assimilation.

Muslims--Denmark--Ethnic identity.

Ethnicity.

Islam--Denmark.

Denmark--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

vi, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2012]

Contents:

Setting the scene / Jørgen S. Nielsen

Denmark, Islam and Muslims : socio-economic dynamics and the art of becoming / Jørgen Bæk Simonsen

Muslims in Denmark : a critical evaluation of estimation / Brian Arly Jacobsen

Religion and state : recognition of Islam and related legislation / Lisbet Christoffersen

Mosques and organizations / Lene Kühle

Nørrebro and "Muslimness" : a neighborhood caught between national mythscapes and local engagement / Garbi Schmidt

How did "the Muslim pupil" become Muslim? : Danish state schooling and 'the migrant pupils' since the 1970s / Mette Buchardt

Gender as a tool in Danish debates about Muslims / Rikke Andreassen

Conversion to Islam in Denmark / Tina Jensen and Kate Østergaard

Muslims as a Danish security issue / Mona Kanwal Sheikh and Manni Crone

"To be something" : the role of religion in the formation of protest identity among ethnic minority youth / Lissi Rasmussen

Counseling in the Health Service / Naveed Baig

Interreligious relations / Safet Bektovic

Towards a European understanding of Islam / Abdul Wahid Pedersen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739150924

0739150928

9780739170137

0739170139

OCLC:

748336673