Muslim and Catholic experiences of national belonging in France: rethinking boundaries, inequities, and faith in the republic
"Through a comparative ethnographic analysis of divergent French Muslim and Catholic experiences of (non)belonging and civic engagement, this book offers new insights into the consequences of majoritarian national identity upon the lives of variously positioned pious citizens. Drawing upon 15 m...
| Summary: | "Through a comparative ethnographic analysis of divergent French Muslim and Catholic experiences of (non)belonging and civic engagement, this book offers new insights into the consequences of majoritarian national identity upon the lives of variously positioned pious citizens. Drawing upon 15 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Paris, Lille, and Lyon, France within spaces of religious education and interfaith dialogue, the book illustrates the constraints that Muslims face as compared to their more privileged Catholic co-citizens"-- Introduction: Frenchness and francité: National imaginaries and lived realities in contemporary France -- 1. Imbricated histories of (non)belonging: Christendom, colonialism, and the construction of modern francité -- 2. All roads lead to Rome? : Interfaith initiatives in secular France -- 3. Resilience despite division: Negotiating French Catholic identity, modernity, and plurality -- 4. Finding the straight path: Negotiating plurality within and around French Islam -- 5. Transmitting faith in the Republic: Learning to be French in Muslim schools -- 6. Quintessentially Catholic and French: majoritarianism and the Traditionalist French Catholic minority -- Conclusion: Rethinking narratives of national belonging: diversity, inclusion, and reframing francité in the national imaginary -- References. |
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| Item Description: | "An earlier version of this book was submitted as my dissertation in sociocultural anthropology at Boston University." - Acknowledgments Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xi, 240 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-350-38044-8 |
