Religious freedom, multiculturalism, Islam : cross-reading Finland and Ireland / by Tuula Sakaranaho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sakaranaho, Tuula.

Series:

Muslim minorities ; v. 6.

Muslim minorities, 1570-7571 ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Finland.

Islam.

Islam--Ireland.

Freedom of religion--Finland.

Freedom of religion.

Freedom of religion--Ireland.

Multiculturalism--Finland.

Multiculturalism.

Multiculturalism--Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (488 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a comparative study of Muslims in Finland and the Republic of Ireland, from the perspective of religious freedom and multiculturalism. The book consists of three parts: the first part discusses religious freedom and multiculturalism from a conceptual point of view and mainly within the context of Western Europe, culminating in the cases of Finland and Ireland; the second part deals with the establishment of Muslim communities in Europe in general, and in Finland and Ireland in particular; and the third part concerns Islam and education in these respective countries.

Contents:

Preface

List of tables, diagrams, and abbreviations

Introduction

The rhetoric of religious freedom

Religious freedom in Finland

Religious freedom in Ireland

Rooting Islam in Europe

Finland: One hundred years of Muslim presence

Muslims in Ireland: Establishment and visibility

Diversity of religious education

The Education of Islam in Finnish schools

Muslim national schools in Ireland

Concluding remarks

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-455) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-40013-0

9786611400132

90-474-1066-1

OCLC:

237004999

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047410669 DOI