Islam, Europe's Second Religion

The New Social, Cultural, and Political Landscape
Ed. by Shireen T. Hunter

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Produktbeschreibung

Today there are at least 15 million people in Western Europe who adhere to the Muslim faith or have close cultural or other affiliations with the Islamic world. Indeed, in the course of a few decades, Islam has emerged as Europe's second religion, after Christianity. What is remarkable about this phenomenon is that it has occurred gradually, generally peacefully, and, in some measure, as a consequence of the economic needs of European countries. Despite some difficulties, Islam is slowly but inexorably becoming part of Europe's social, cultural, and, to some degree, political landscape. The question today is not can Islam be uprooted and expelled from European soil, as was done six centuries ago during the period of Reconquista in Spain, but rather what is the best way of accommodating Islam in Europe and establishing cooperative relations between Muslims and the followers of other religious and/or secular value systems. This volume examines the situation and attempts to provide answers to these questions through a country-by-country analysis by recognized experts from each of the Western European nations examined. An invaluable resource and text for scholars, students, and other researchers involved with Islamic and European Studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9780275976095
• ISBN-10: 0275976092
• Artikelnr.: 11443911

Autorenporträt

SHIREEN T. HUNTER is a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where she has held the positions of deputy director of the CSIS Middle East Program (1982-92) and director of Islamic Studies (1992-93). Currently based in Brussels, she is also associated with the Centre for European Policy Studies, specializing in Turkey, the Transcaucasus, and Central Asia.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Preface Introduction by Shireen T. Hunter and Simon Serfaty
Country Surveys Islam in France by Remy Leveau and Shireen T. Hunter Islam
in Germany by Andres Goldberg Islam in the United Kingdom by John Rex Islam
in Italy by Stefano Allievi Islam in the Benelux Countries by Nico Landman
Islam in Scandinavia by Lief Stenberg Islam in Austria by Sabine
Kroissenbrunner Islam in Spain by Bernabé López García and Ana I. Planet
Contreras Islam in Greece by Thanos P. Dokos and Dimitris A. Antoniou Islam
in Portugal by Fernando Soares Loja Cross-National Issues Europeanization
of Islam or Islamization of Europe? by Tariq Ramadan Muslim Youth in Europe
by Peter P. Mandaville Islam, the European Union, and the Challenge of
Multiculturalism by Sami Zemni and Christopher Parker The Muslim Diaspora
and the Islamic World by John L. Esposito The Islamic Factor in the
European Union's Foreign Policy by Fraser Cameron Conclusions and Outlook
for European Islam by Shireen T. Hunter Selected Bibliography Index