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Making Muslims Space in North America and Europe

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Outline: Focusing on the private and public use of space, this volume explores the religious life of the new Muslim communities in North America and Europe. Unlike most studies of immigrant groups, these essays concentrate on cultural practices and expressions of everyday life rather than on the political issues that dominate today's headlines. The authors emphasize the cultural strength and creativity of communities that draw upon Islamic symbols and practices to define "Muslim space" against the background of a non-Muslim environment. The range of perspectives is broad, encompassing middle-class professionals, mosque congregations, factory workers in France and the north of England, itinerant African traders, and prison inmates in the United States. The truism that "Islam is a religion of the word" takes on concentrate meaning as these disparate communities find ways to incorporate the visual and aural presence of sacred words into the spaces they inhabit. The volume includes 47 black-and-while photographs, most taken by the contributors, illustrating the new Muslim space now existing in such diverse places as Edmonton, Philadelphia, Marseilles, London, and the Green Haven Correctional Facility in New York. The focus on space directs attention to the new kinds of boundaries and consciousness that exist not only for these Muslim populations but for people from all backgrounds in today's ever more integrated world.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

297.3 M5881m c.1

Penerbit

Berkley, California, USA : University of California Press., 1996

Deskripsi Fisik

264

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-520-20404-2

Klasifikasi

297\'.3

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subjek

Muslims -- North America
Muslims -- Europe

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