Making Islam Work
Islamic Authority among Muslims in Western Europe
Published on 24. October 2023
Book
Hardback
334 pages
978-90-04-52185-8 (ISBN)
Description
The development of Islamic landscapes in Europe, is first and foremost related to Islamic authority. Religious authority relies on persuasiveness and deals with issues of truth, authenticity, legitimacy, trust, and ethics with reference to religious matters. This study argues that Islamic authority-making among European Muslims is a social and relational practice that is much broader and versatile than theological proficiency and personal status. It can also be conferred to objects, activities, and events. The book explores various ways in which Islamic authority is being constituted among Muslims in Western Europe with a particular focus on the role of 'ordinary' Muslims.
This book is available in its entirety in Open Access.
This book is available in its entirety in Open Access.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-52185-8 (9789004521858)
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Person
Thijl Sunier, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, is Professor (em.) of Anthropology of Religion. He has published on Islam in Europe, Islamic movements, and Islam and digitisation. He is chairman of the Netherlands Inter-University School for Islamic Studies and executive editor of the Journal of Muslims in Europe.
Content
Preface and Acknowledgement
Notes on Transliteration
Introduction
?1?Islamic Authority: Themes, Stakes, and Foci
?2?Assessing Islamic Authority
?3?Islamic Authority-Making: Processes, Actors, and Contexts
?4?Chapters and Cases
1 The Religious Broker: Networks, Reciprocity, and Intermediary Power
?1?Introduction
?2?What Is a Religious Broker?
?3?Religious Brokerage in the City of Rotterdam. A Historical Case
?4?The Emergence of Religious Brokers
?5?The Dissolution of Religious Brokers
?6?Conclusions
2 The Politics of Imam Training: The Domestication of Islam in Europe
?1?Introduction
?2?The Quest for Imams
?3?Training Initiatives in Europe
?4?Assessing Imam Training in Europe: What Is at Stake?
?5?The Politics of Imam Training: Conclusions
3 Authoritative Pedagogics: The Sohbet
?1?Introduction
?2?Hizmet
?3?Sohbet as 'Sensational Form' and a Site of Devotional Practice
?4?Sohbet in Practice
?5?Hizmet as a 'Way of Life'
?6?Gender
?7?Conclusions
4 Alternative Authorities: Authority-Making from Below
?1?Introduction
?2?Authority-Making from Below, Ethics, Senses of Space and the Production of Locality
?3?Cases
?4?Conclusions
5 Seeking Authentic Listening Experiences in Shi'ism: Online and Offline Intersections of Majlis Practices
?Aleeha Zahra Ali and Thijl Sunier
?1?Introduction
?2?Shi'a Muslims, Mobility and Story of Karbala
?3?Majlis: Sermon and Ritual
?4?Theorising the Majlis
?5?Digitisation and Shi'ism
?6?Authority and Authentication
?7?Transnational Authority
?8?Listening as a Practice of Authentication
?9?Who Sits at the Minbar? Ulama, Zakirin, Public Speakers
?10?The Scholar and the Listeners: Case Study
?11?Conclusions
6 Branding Islam: Imagination and Claims-Making
?1?Introduction
?2?Cases
?3?Conclusions
Conclusions
?1?Reprise
?2?Cross-Overs, Connections, Entanglements, and Conceptual Threads
?3?Reflections
?4?What Else?
Glossary
References
Index
Notes on Transliteration
Introduction
?1?Islamic Authority: Themes, Stakes, and Foci
?2?Assessing Islamic Authority
?3?Islamic Authority-Making: Processes, Actors, and Contexts
?4?Chapters and Cases
1 The Religious Broker: Networks, Reciprocity, and Intermediary Power
?1?Introduction
?2?What Is a Religious Broker?
?3?Religious Brokerage in the City of Rotterdam. A Historical Case
?4?The Emergence of Religious Brokers
?5?The Dissolution of Religious Brokers
?6?Conclusions
2 The Politics of Imam Training: The Domestication of Islam in Europe
?1?Introduction
?2?The Quest for Imams
?3?Training Initiatives in Europe
?4?Assessing Imam Training in Europe: What Is at Stake?
?5?The Politics of Imam Training: Conclusions
3 Authoritative Pedagogics: The Sohbet
?1?Introduction
?2?Hizmet
?3?Sohbet as 'Sensational Form' and a Site of Devotional Practice
?4?Sohbet in Practice
?5?Hizmet as a 'Way of Life'
?6?Gender
?7?Conclusions
4 Alternative Authorities: Authority-Making from Below
?1?Introduction
?2?Authority-Making from Below, Ethics, Senses of Space and the Production of Locality
?3?Cases
?4?Conclusions
5 Seeking Authentic Listening Experiences in Shi'ism: Online and Offline Intersections of Majlis Practices
?Aleeha Zahra Ali and Thijl Sunier
?1?Introduction
?2?Shi'a Muslims, Mobility and Story of Karbala
?3?Majlis: Sermon and Ritual
?4?Theorising the Majlis
?5?Digitisation and Shi'ism
?6?Authority and Authentication
?7?Transnational Authority
?8?Listening as a Practice of Authentication
?9?Who Sits at the Minbar? Ulama, Zakirin, Public Speakers
?10?The Scholar and the Listeners: Case Study
?11?Conclusions
6 Branding Islam: Imagination and Claims-Making
?1?Introduction
?2?Cases
?3?Conclusions
Conclusions
?1?Reprise
?2?Cross-Overs, Connections, Entanglements, and Conceptual Threads
?3?Reflections
?4?What Else?
Glossary
References
Index