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Religion and nation : Iranian local and transnational networks in Britain / Kathryn Spellman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spellman-Poots, Kathryn, author.
- Series:
- Studies in forced migration ; v. 11.
- Studies in forced migration ; volume 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iranians--Great Britain--Social conditions.
- Iranians.
- Iranians--Great Britain--Religion.
- Muslims--Great Britain--Social conditions.
- Muslims.
- Immigrants--Great Britain.
- Immigrants.
- Iran--Emigration and immigration.
- Iran.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2004.
- Summary:
- An estimated 75,000 Iranians emigrated to Britain after the 1979 revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic. They are politically, religiously, socio-economically and ethnically heterogeneous, and have found themselves in the ongoing process of settlement. The aim of this book is to explore facets of this process by examining the ways in which religious traditions and practices have been maintained, negotiated and rejected by Iranians from Muslim backgrounds and how they have served as identity-building vehicles during the course of migration, in relation to the political, economic, and social situation in Iran and Britain. While the ethnographic focus is on Iranians, this book touches on more general questions associated with the process of migration, transnational societies, Diasporas, and religious as well as ethnic minorities.
- Contents:
- Religion and Nation; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Iranian Revolution and the Subsequent Waves of Emigration; 2. Iranians in Britain; 3. Sofreh: a Shia Muslim Religious Ritual for Iranian Women; 4. Iranian Sufi Orders in London; 5. The Iranian Christian Fellowship and Elam Ministries; 6. Conclusions and Findings; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781571815774
- 1571815775
- 9781571815767
- 1571815767
- 9781782389408
- 1782389407
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