Kate Zebiri

British Muslim Converts (eBook, ePUB)

Choosing Alternative Lives

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Indispensable for anyone trying to understand Islam in the West

When the Western mass-media talk of conversion to Islam, we are bombarded with accounts of vulnerable people brainwashed into a culture of extremism. However, in reality, the vast majority who convert are well-educated, and doing so as the result of a long-considered and heartfelt decision. What is more, their numbers are multiplying. The only exploration of this unique group in British society, this well-argued and powerful book investigates the fascinating contribution that Western converts to Islam are making to Islamic thought.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780744865
• Artikelnr.: 41513666

Autorenporträt

Kate Zebiri is Senior Lecturer of Arabic & Islamic Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. She is the author of Muslims And Christians Face To Face.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Converts in the British Context
Muslims in Britain
A Brief History of Conversion to Islam, with Particular Reference to
Britain
Converts vis-à-vis Second and Third Generation Muslims: A Comparative View
A Profile of British Converts
Chapter 2: The `Double Marginality¿ of Converts
Conversion as Social Protest?
Converts in Relation to Born Muslims
Converts in Relation to Non-Muslim Family and Friends
A Special Role for Converts?
Chapter 3: A New Identity?
National, Racial and Ethnic Identity
Identity Markers: Language, Dress, Names, Circumcision
Lifestyle Changes
Continuity and Discontinuity
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 4: Society and Politics
Views of British Society and Western Civilization
Sexual Morality
Domestic and International Politics
A New Geopolitical Orientation?
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 5: Women and Men
Hijab and Niqab: Eluding the Male Gaze
Social Contact between the Sexes
Marriage
Polygyny
Concluding Remarks
Conclusions
Glossary of Arabic and Islamic Terms
Endnotes
Bibliography