Shanon Shah

eBook, PDF

The Making of a Gay Muslim (eBook, PDF)

Religion, Sexuality and Identity in Malaysia and Britain

Beschreibung

Systematically compares the experiences of gay Muslims in Malaysia and the UK

Challenges the notion that Islam and LGBT identities are incompatible

Provides insight into the influences of geopolitical and nationalist trends on expressions of Islam and sexual identity

Technische Details

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• Größe: 3.11MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Shanon Shah is an academic based in London, UK. He lectures in the sociology and anthropology of religion and researches into contemporary Islam and Christianity in Malaysia and Britain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319631301
• Artikelnr.: 52945930

Rezensionen

"The key strength of this book is its comparative approach that demonstrates the constructive nature of faith and sexuality through different historical, political, social and demographical contexts, within which gay Muslims make sense of, receive/reject, negotiate, express/suppress their faiths and sexualities. ... this book certainly serves as a great reference to interested scholars and gay Muslim individuals in understanding these two seemingly 'incommensurable' identities in Europe and Southeast Asia." (Chua Hang-Kuen, Journal of Malaysian Studies, Vol. 38 (1), 2020)
"The Making of a Gay Muslim, is not just important in terms of expanding our knowledge about the complex interfaces between sexual orientations and religious

affiliations. ... . Thick description has been applied throughout the book, as the author records in detail the design process of the project and howthe data were collected, interpreted and eventually formulated into concrete findings and conclusions. Atevery stage, the descriptive parts are interlaced with critical analysis and (self-)reflection." (Carool Kersten, Religion, State & Society, Vol. 47 (1), 2019)

"Shah's prose is vivid and energetic, and the reader feels drawn to the text and the writer. Stories and observations are interspersed with references to academia, activism, and religious writing, adding weight to the powerful participant views. The writing style is also supported by an honest and transparent approach. ... The Making of a Gay Muslim is an excellent and engaging work which deserves to be widely read." (Alexander Toft, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, September, 2018)