Can Islam be French? :: pluralism and pragmatism in a secularist state /

Can Islam Be French? is an anthropological examination of how Muslims are responding to the conditions of life in France. Following up on his book Why the French Don't Like Headscarves, John Bowen turns his attention away from the perspectives of French non-Muslims to focus on those of the coun...

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1. Verfasser: Bowen, John R. (John Richard), 1951-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Schriftenreihe:Princeton studies in Muslim politics.
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Zusammenfassung:Can Islam Be French? is an anthropological examination of how Muslims are responding to the conditions of life in France. Following up on his book Why the French Don't Like Headscarves, John Bowen turns his attention away from the perspectives of French non-Muslims to focus on those of the country's Muslims themselves. Bowen asks not the usual question--how well are Muslims integrating in France?--but, rather, how do French Muslims think about Islam? In particular, Bowen examines how French Muslims are fashioning new Islamic institutions and developing new ways of reasoning and teaching. He lo.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 230 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400831111
1400831113
128230383X
9781282303836
9780691152493
0691152497