"This is the first systematic study of Polish women's conversion to Islam in English. Through interviews with Polish female converts to Islam and ethnographic observation, we learn about their journey to Islam in a country where Muslims constitute less than 0,5% of the population and exper...

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Hauptverfasser:	Abdallah-Krzepkowska, Beata (VerfasserIn), Górak-Sosnowska, Katarzyna (VerfasserIn), Krotofil, Joanna (VerfasserIn), Piela, Anna (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Leiden ; Boston Brill [2023]
Schriftenreihe:	Muslim minorities volume 41
Schlagworte:	Muslimin Polin Konversion > Religion Großbritannien Polen Muslim converts from Christianity / Poland Islam / Poland Muslims / Poland Islam Muslim converts from Christianity Muslims Poland
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"This is the first systematic study of Polish women's conversion to Islam in English. Through interviews with Polish female converts to Islam and ethnographic observation, we learn about their journey to Islam in a country where Muslims constitute less than 0,5% of the population and experience daily struggles related to maintaining their national and religious identities sometimes considered to be spoiled. The analysis presented in the book illuminates different factors that shape the converts' religious lives: attempts to establish "Polish Islam" with its unique cultural flavor; a new hybrid language that includes Polish, English and Arabic elements; intersectional identities as women, Muslims, Poles, and Eastern European immigrants among those who live outside of Poland. This study offers a fascinating window into the lives of Muslims in a sociopolitical context that is considered to be on the margins of the "Muslim world.""--
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (X, 253 Seiten)
ISBN:	9789004529540
DOI:	10.1163/9789004529540