Observing Islam in Spain: contemporary politics and social dynamics

"Islam in Spain has been transformed from a historical to a social matter in recent decades, attracting the attention of experts from a variety of disciplines. However, contributions to the field have been somewhat disperse. The multidisciplinary nature of the research done -mainly by specialis...

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Published in:Muslim minorities
Contributors: Planet Contreras, Ana I. 1969- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2018]
In: Muslim minorities (volume 28)
Series/Journal:Muslim minorities volume 28
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Spain / Islam / Muslim
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Islam (Spain)
B Muslims (Spain)
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Summary:"Islam in Spain has been transformed from a historical to a social matter in recent decades, attracting the attention of experts from a variety of disciplines. However, contributions to the field have been somewhat disperse. The multidisciplinary nature of the research done -mainly by specialists in Islamic Studies, Anthropology, Sociology and Law- has not been conducive to debates between specialists or to the publication of comprehensive works that recognize the wealth of views and findings. Observing Islam in Spain contains the keys to understanding current debates about the presence of Muslim citizens in Spain with regard to symbolism and public space, the law, ritual, the question of re-Islamization and the association-building and political participation of young people and women"--
Islam in Spain : from historical question to social debate / Ana I. Planet Contreras -- Muslims in Spain : the legal framework and status / Jose Maria Contreras Mazario -- A diachronic view of the spaces of Islam in Melilla / Oscar Salguero Montano -- Invisible rituals : Islamic religious acts in Catalan public space / Marta Alonso Cabre, Khalid Ghali, Alberto Lopez Bargados, Jordi Moreras and Ariadna Sole Arraras -- Visibilizing 'invisibilized' Spanish Muslim youth / Virtudes Tellez Delgado and Salvatore Madonia -- Rethinking re-Islamization : on Muslims and gender in Spain / Angeles Ramirez and Laura Mijares -- Political Muslim women : citizenship and feminism in democratic Spain / Aitana Guia
ISBN:9004364986