Muslim and Catholic Experiences of National Belonging in France : Rethinking Boundaries, Inequities, and Faith in the Republic / Carol Ferrara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferrara, Carol A., author.

Series:

Islam of the Global West.

Islam of the Global West

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Relations--Islam.

Catholic Church.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

How do experiences of national identity and belonging differ for French Muslims and Catholics respectively? What can these differences tell us about the causes and dynamics of minority marginalization in plural secular societies? To address these questions, Carol Ferrara draws upon extensive ethnographic fieldwork across France within spaces of religious education and interfaith dialogue, illustrating the inequities between Muslim and Catholic citizens in opportunities for national belonging, political and civic engagement, and institution-building. This reexamination of Muslim exclusion against the backdrop of Catholic inclusion calls into question popular explanations for minority marginalization - especially those that blame non-adherence to French Republican principles or the exclusionary power of secular discourse. Instead, Ferrara argues that the boundaries of French belonging are policed by francité -a tacit national imaginary ideal-type that draws upon and reproduces national cognitive biases and undermines the French republican values of secularism, equality, liberty, and fraternity. Given the central role of francité in the politics of belonging, Ferrara suggests that paths toward greater pluralism in France and beyond lie in the reframing of national identity narratives and reimagining the inclusive potential of secular democratic values.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Frenchness and Francité: National Imaginaries and Lived Realities in Contemporary France

Chapter 1 Imbricated Histories of (Non)Belonging: Christendom, Colonialism, and the Construction of Modern Francit é

Chapter 2 All Roads Lead to Rome ?: Interfaith Initiatives in Secular France

Chapter 3 Resilience Despite Division: Negotiating French Catholic Identity, Modernity, and Plurality

Chapter 4 Finding the Straight Path: Negotiating Plurality Within and Around French Islam

Chapter 5 Transmitting Faith in the Republic: Learning to Be French in Muslim Schools 1

Chapter 6 Quintessentially Catholic … and French: Majoritarianism and the Traditionalist French Catholic Minority

Conclusion: Rethinking Narratives of National Belonging: Diversity, Inclusion, and Reframing Francit é in the National Imaginary

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350380479

1350380474

9781350380455

1350380458

9781350380462

1350380466

OCLC:

1451807204