Abdul-Azim Ahmed

The Contemporary British Mosque (eBook, ePUB)

The Establishment of Muslim Congregations and Institutions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Repositioning mosques as social, cultural and political spaces, this book provides new insights on key contemporary debates, the religious identity of Britain, secularisation, the far-right and terrorism, and gender equality.

Exploring the story of the British mosque, from house conversions to grand works of architecture, and the role they play in public life, Abdul-Azim Ahmed details the establishment of early mosques during the era of Empire, and the rapid growth in the years following the Second World War.

Ahmed takes a sociological approach to this study, drawing on fieldwork and ethnographic case-studies, alongside reviews of databases and historical documents to provide perspectives on the British mosque from the congregants themselves. The Muslim congregation, a poorly understood and often overlooked dimension of religion in Britain, is examined, and issues of diversity, denomination, sacredness, and society are explored.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350258990
• Artikelnr.: 69995687

Autorenporträt

Abdul-Azim Ahmed is Deputy Director at the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, Cardiff University, UK.