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Former Muslims in Europe: Between Secularity and Belonging (Routledge Studies in Religion) - Hardcover

Vliek, Maria

 
9780367682187: Former Muslims in Europe: Between Secularity and Belonging (Routledge Studies in Religion)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0367682184 ISBN 13: 9780367682187
Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Within contemporary Western European academic, media, and socio-political spheres, Muslims are predominantly seen through the lens of increased religiosity. This religiosity is often seen as problematic, especially in the context of securitised discourses of Islamist terrorism. Yet, there are clear indications that a growing number of people who grew up in Muslim families no longer subscribe to Islam or call themselves religious at all.

Drawing on fieldwork in the UK and the Netherlands, this study examines the experiences of people moving out of Islam. It rigorously questions the antagonistic nature of the debate between ‘the religious’ and ‘the secular’, or who is in and who is out, and argues for recognition of the ambiguity that most of us live in. Revealing many complex forms of moving out, this study adds much-needed nuance to understandings of secularity and Muslim identities in Europe.

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About the Author

Maria Vliek is a guest researcher and lecturer in the Department of Islam Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367682184
ISBN 13 
9780367682187
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
218