Islam and Public Controversy in Europe

by Nilüfer Göle, Robert Holton

Overview

Developing an innovative conceptual framework and elaborating the notion of controversy as a methodological tool, Islam and Public Controversy in Europe draws our attention to the processes of interaction, confrontation and mutual transformation, thereby opening up a new horizon for rethinking difference and pluralism in Europe. As such, it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in religion, integration, cultural difference and the public sphere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472413154
Publisher:	Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	02/28/2014
Series:	Global Connections
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Nilüfer Göle is Professor of Sociology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris.She is the author of Islam in Europe: The Lure of Fundamentalism and the Allure of Cosmopolitanism and The Forbidden Modern: Civilization and Veiling.

Table of Contents

Contents: Part I Controversies and Publics: Introduction: Islamic controversies in the making of European public spheres, Nilüfer Göle; How do you become contemporary? On controversies and common sense, Olivier Remaud; Secularism and/or cosmopolitanism, Etienne Balibar. Part II Public Islam, Piety and Secularity: Self, Islam and secular public spaces, Jocelyne Cesari; The mosque and the European city, Nebahat Avcioglu; Conflicts over mosques in Europe: between symbolism and territory, Stefano Allievi; The secular embodiments of face-veil controversies across Europe, Schirin Amir-Moazami. Part III Islam, Art and the European Imaginary: Representing prophets and saints in Islam: from classical positions to present-day reactions, Silvia Naef; Islam in the mirror of our phantasms, John V. Tolan; The case of the Danish cartoons controversy: the paradox of civility, Sune Lægaard; Halal arts: censorship or creative ethical practice? Jeanette S. Jouili. Part IV Halal, Sharia and Secular Law: Competing Sources of Normativity: The British debate over sharia councils: a French-style controversy?, Jean Philippe Bras; Ethics and affects in British sharia councils: ‘a simple way of getting to Paradise’, Julie Billaud; The eclectic usage of halal and conflicts of authority, Rachid Id Yassine; Animal rights movements and ritual slaughtering: autopsy of a moribund campaign, Florence Bergeaud-Blackler; Halal circle: intimacy and friendship among the young Muslims of Europe, Simone Maddanu. Part V European Genealogies of Islam and Politics of Memory: Medieval Spain and the integration of memory (on the unfinished project of pre-modernity), Gil Anidjar; The contemporary afterlife of Moorish Spain, Charles Hirschkind; Fugitive or cosmopolitan: the Bosniaks’ desire for Europe and trouble with the Ottoman past, Halide Velioglu; Index.

Editorial Reviews

’Nilufer Gole and her colleagues present an incisive intervention in the considerable and growing literature on Muslims in Europe. This volume goes beyond particular instances of the participation of Muslims in public space to exploring the roles and agency of Muslims in reshaping various national public spheres as well as the evolving, and contested, processes of Europeanization. The central and constructive role of public controversy is the lens through which social life and practices are examined and the public sphere is put to the test of democracy.’ Seteney Shami, Social Science Research Council, USA and The Arab Council for the Social Sciences, Lebanon Translated from the review, originally published in French: 'As a whole this book provides an interesting contribution to the understanding and analysis of practices related to Islam in Europe today, proposing in particular operational concepts and sheds new light on controversies and debates often characterized and summarized in terms too simplistic.' Lectures 'This book is a necessary read for those who are interested in topics related to religious pluralism, immigration, socio-legal integration, and Muslim diaspora. However, due to the clarity of its exposition, scholars and students who are not familiar with the above-mentioned topics will benefit from reading this volume.' Allegra 'This is a work university libraries should certainly purchase for students studying aspects of the new Muslim presence in Europe, whether for courses in politics, social sciences, history, comparative law, religious studies or anthropology. ... The strengths of the work are considerable.' Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations

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