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Artikel-Nr:
9780521830065
Veröffentl:
2010
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
10.06.2010
Seiten:
336
Autor:
Sophie Gilliat-Ray
Gewicht:
640 g
Format:
235x157x23 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Sophie Gilliat-Ray is Senior Lecturer at the School of Religious & Theological Studies, Cardiff University, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, Cardiff University. She is the author (with James Beckford) of Religion in Prison: Equal Rites in a Multi-Faith Society (Cambridge, 1998) and of Religion in Higher Education: The Politics of the Multi-Faith Campus (2000).
Drawing upon sociology, history, anthropology, and politics, this book provides an informed understanding of the daily lives of British Muslims.
Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I. Historical and Religious Roots: 1. The roots of Islam in Britain; 2. The development of Muslim communities; 3. Middle Eastern religious reform movements; 4. South Asian religious reform movements; Part II. Contemporary Dynamics: 5. Profiling British Muslim communities; 6. Religious nurture and education; 7. Religious leadership; 8. Mosques; 9. Gender, religious identity and youth; 10. Engagement and enterprise; Epilogue; Appendix: Source notes for researchers; List of references; Glossary; Index.