Muslim Diaspora: Gender, Culture and Identity Contributor(s): Moghissi, Haideh (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415779154 ISBN-13: 9780415779159 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: This book charts the experiences of the Islamic diaspora around the world. It incorporates a broad range of case studies and includes issues such as identity, religious background and gender. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 306.697 |
Series: Routledge Islamic Studies |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.84 lbs) 242 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Muslim Diaspora identifies those aspects of migratory experience that shatter or reinforce a group's attachment to its homeland and affect its readiness to adapt to a new country. The contributors to this collection examine many dimensions of life in the Diaspora and demonstrate that identity is always constructed in relation to others. They show how religious identity in diaspora is mediated by many other factors such as:
A central aim is to understand Diaspora as an agent of social and cultural change, particularly in its transformative impact on women. Throughout, the book advances a more nuanced understanding of the notions of ethnicity, difference and rights. It makes an important contribution to understanding the complex processes of formation and adoption of transnational identities and the challenging contradictions of a world that is being rapidly globalized in economic and political terms, and yet is increasingly localized and differentiated, ethically and culturally. Muslim Diaspora includes contributions from outstanding scholars and is an invaluable text for students in sociology, anthropology, geography, cultural studies, Islamic studies, women's studies as well as the general reader. |