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Author Jacobsen, Christine M., 1971-

Title Islamic traditions and Muslim youth in Norway / by Christine M. Jacobsen.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 419 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Muslim minorities, 1570-7571 ; v. 10
Muslim minorities ; v. 10.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Islamic Traditions and Muslim Youth in Norway; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One Situating Islam in Norway: ethnographic context and theoretical perspectives; Chapter Two Envisioning unity, coping with difference; Chapter Three Who are 'we'? Social imaginaries; Chapter Four The politics of recognition: (re)Constructing identity/difference; Chapter Five The quest for knowledge: individualization and religious authority; Chapter Six Becoming Muslim: working on the self; Chapter Seven Tradition, authenticity and autonomy; Bibliography; Index.
Summary A major question regarding Islam in Europe concerns the religiosity of Muslim youth a category currently epitomizing both the fears and hopes of multicultural Europe. How are Islamic traditions engaged and reworked by young people, born and educated in European societies, and which modes of religiosity will they shape in the future? Providing an in-depth ethnographic account from Norway, this book engages comparative research on Islam and young Muslims from across Europe, focusing on Islamic revitalization, Muslim identity politics, changing configurations of religious authority, and the forma.
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Subject Islam -- Norway.
Islam.
Norway.
Muslim youth -- Religious life -- Norway.
Muslim youth -- Religious life.
Muslim youth -- Norway -- Social conditions.
Muslim youth.
Social conditions.
Children of immigrants -- Norway.
Children of immigrants.
Muslims -- Cultural assimilation -- Norway.
Muslims -- Cultural assimilation.
Muslims.
Multiculturalism -- Norway.
Multiculturalism.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Jacobsen, Christine M., 1971- Islamic traditions and Muslim youth in Norway. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011 9789004178908 (DLC) 2010041726 (OCoLC)669269864
ISBN 9789047441250 (electronic book)
9047441257 (electronic book)
9789004178908
9004178902