Islam in transition : religion and identity among British Pakistani youth / Jessica Jacobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobson, Jessica, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Great Britain.

Islam.

Muslim youth--Great Britain.

Muslim youth.

Pakistanis--Great Britain.

Pakistanis.

Islam--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Islam in Transition focuses on the ways in which Islamic religion still engenders powerful loyalties within what is now a predominantly secular society and how, in their continual adherence to their religion, many young British Pakistanis find a welcome sense of stability and permanence. By presenting material collected in field-work study and by using extensive quotations from interviews, the author argues that in a world where concepts of identity are always being challenged traditional sources of authority and allegiance still survive.

Contents:

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; The issues; The framework; The structure of the book; Part I THEORY AND SOCIO-HISTORICAL CONTEXT; 1 SOCIAL IDENTITIES; Identity; Social boundaries; Religion and meaning; 'Postmodern' identities; 2 THE BACKGROUND; Islam: the central tenets; Muslims in Britain; Levels of interest in Islam; Learning to be Muslims; Prioritising religious identities; Protesting as Muslims; Radical Islam; British Muslim organisations; Mosques; National organisations; Youth organisations; Political activities and issues; The Rushdie Affair; Education; Other political issues

3 THE FIELD AND FIELD-WORKThe field1; The London Borough of Waltham Forest; The Pakistani population of Waltham Forest2; The field-work; The process; The core respondents; Field-work problems; Representativeness; Outsider status; Part II EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; 4 THE CIRCUMSTANCES; Parental boundaries; Restrictions; Male-female differences; The 'community'; Between two cultures?; Boundaries of Britishness; Citizenship; Values and lifestyle; Exclusive boundaries; Racism; Racism and cultural difference; Ambivalence over identity; 5 ETHNIC BOUNDARIES; The conceptual dimension; The social dimension

FriendshipsMarriage; The cultural dimension; Cultural preferences; Language; 'Postmodern' and ethnic identities; 6 ISLAM AND GUIDANCE; Overview of respondents' religiosity; Guidance; Strategies of coping; Quest for certainty; Belief and certainty; Understanding the conservatism; Liberal responses?; Radical Islam; Autonomy and Islam; Assertive identities; 7 RELIGIOUS BOUNDARIES; Religion and boundaries; The construction of boundaries; Formal practice; Routine behaviour and boundaries; General social conduct; Attitudes and boundaries; Disengagement or engagement?; Peer pressure

Distinguishing between religion and ethnicityThe religion-ethnic culture distinction; The religion-ethnic origins distinction; A global identity?; Solidarity with Muslims overseas; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-174) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-69709-0

1-134-69710-4

1-280-51761-1

9786610517619

0-203-01144-9

9780203011447

OCLC:

559439998