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Western Muslims and the Future of Islam

ISBN: 9780198038207 ;ISBN: 0198038208 ;ISBN: 9780195183566 ;ISBN: 0195183568 ;ISBN: 019517111X ;ISBN: 9780195171112 ;EISBN: 0199850429 ;EISBN: 9780199850426 ;EISBN: 9780198038207 ;EISBN: 0198038208 ;EISBN: 1280845619 ;EISBN: 9781280845611 ;DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195183566.001.0001 ;OCLC: 935260831 ;OCLC: 1027155844

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  • Title:
    Western Muslims and the Future of Islam
  • Author: Ramadan, Tariq
  • Subjects: 21st century ; Assimilation (sociology) ; Cultural assimilation ; Education reform ; Emotions ; Engagement ; Ethnic groups ; Ethnic relations ; Europe ; Interethnic relations ; Islam ; Islam & religions originating in it ; Islamic modernism ; Islamic renewal ; Muslims ; Plural societies ; Political participation ; Reform ; Resistance ; Social conditions ; Spirituality ; Western countries ; Western Europe
  • Description: In a Western world suddenly acutely interested in Islam, one question has been repeatedly heard above the din: where are the Muslim reformers? As the number of Muslims living in the West grows, the question of what it means to be a Western Muslim becomes increasingly important to the futures of both Islam and the West. While the media are focused on radical Islam, this book claims that a silent revolution is sweeping Islamic communities in the West, as Muslims actively seek ways to live in harmony with their faith within a Western context. French, English, German, and American Muslims—women as well as men—are reshaping their religion into one that is faithful to the principles of Islam, dressed in European and American cultures, and definitively rooted in Western societies. The book's goal is to create an independent Western Islam, anchored not in the traditions of Islamic countries but in the cultural reality of the West. It begins by offering a fresh reading of Islamic sources, interpreting them for a Western context and demonstrating how a new understanding of universal Islamic principles can open the door to integration into Western societies. The author contends that Muslims can—indeed must—be faithful to their principles while participating fully in the civic life of Western secular societies. This book offers a vision of a new Muslim Identity that rejects the idea that Islam must be defined in opposition to the West.
  • Publisher: New York: Oxford University Press
  • Creation Date: 2005
  • Format: 285
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 9780198038207
    ISBN: 0198038208
    ISBN: 9780195183566
    ISBN: 0195183568
    ISBN: 019517111X
    ISBN: 9780195171112
    EISBN: 0199850429
    EISBN: 9780199850426
    EISBN: 9780198038207
    EISBN: 0198038208
    EISBN: 1280845619
    EISBN: 9781280845611
    DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195183566.001.0001
    OCLC: 935260831
    OCLC: 1027155844
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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