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

Yükleyen compares five different forms of 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...

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Main Author: Yükleyen, Ahmet
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011
Series:Religion and politics.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of 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.