Routledge Handbook of Islam in the West - Hardcover

9780415691321: Routledge Handbook of Islam in the West

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 041569132X ISBN 13: 9780415691321

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Islam has long been a part of the West in terms of religion, culture, politics and society. Discussing this interaction from al-Andalus to the present, this Handbook explores the influence Islam has had, and continues to exert; particularly its impact on host societies, culture and politics.

Highlighting specific themes and topics in history and culture, chapters cover:

European paradigms

Muslims in the Americas

Cultural interactions

Islamic cultural contributions to the Western world

Western contributions to Islam

Providing a sound historical background, from which a nuanced overview of Islam and Western society can be built, the Routledge Handbook of Islam in the West brings to the fore specific themes and topics that have generated both reciprocal influence, and conflict.

Presenting readers with a range of perspectives from scholars based in Europe, the US, and the Middle East, this Handbook challenges perceptions on both western and Muslim sides and will be an invaluable resource for policymakers and academics with an interest in the History of Islam, Religion and the contemporary relationship between Islam and the West.

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Product Description:

Routledge Handbook Of Islam In The West by Roberto Tottoli, 9780415691321, T&F/Routledge

Review:

"Chapters ... cover almost all aspects of crisis and the concerns of Muslims living as minorities in the West. Here, readers can acquaint themselves with issues of minority identity, Islamophobia, tensions with multiculturalism, issues surrounding the scholarship on gender and feminism, economics, and banking. There is even attention given to youth and popular culture. This text is comprehensive. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." - A.B. McCloud, DePaul University, in CHOICE, May 2015

They cover almost all aspects of crisis and the concerns of Muslims living as minorities in the West and here, readers can acquaint themselves with issues of minority identity, Islamophobia, tensions with multiculturalism, issues surrounding the scholarship on gender and feminism, economics, and banking. - A. B. McCloud, DePaul University

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