Localizing Islam in Europe : Turkish Islamic communities in Germany and the Netherlands / Ahmet Yükleyen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yükleyen, Ahmet, author.

Series:

Religion and politics.

Religion and Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Germany.

Islam.

Islam--Netherlands.

Turks--Germany.

Turks.

Turks--Netherlands.

Muslims--Germany.

Muslims.

Muslims--Netherlands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 280 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, Yükleyen 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. Yükleyen compares five different 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. Yükleyen'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.

Contents:

Introduction: Islam, identity, and Muslim public life in Europe

Turkish Islamic field

Islamic authority and knowledge

Islamic activism: reinterpreting Islam in practice

State policies and Islam in Germany and the Netherlands

Islamic organizations and Muslim integration

The Kaplan community: a revolutionary form of Islam.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815650584

0815650582

OCLC:

808778110