Islam, Europe's Second Religion: The New Social, Cultural, and Political Landscape / Edition 1

by Shireen T. Hunter

Overview

Today there are at least 15 million people in Western Europe who adhere to the Muslim faith or have close cultural or other affiliations with the Islamic world. Indeed, in the course of a few decades, Islam has emerged as Europe's second religion, after Christianity. What is remarkable about this phenomenon is that it has occurred gradually, generally peacefully, and, in some measure, as a consequence of the economic needs of European countries.

Despite some difficulties, Islam is slowly but inexorably becoming part of Europe's social, cultural, and, to some degree, political landscape. The question today is not can Islam be uprooted and expelled from European soil, as was done six centuries ago during the period of Reconquista in Spain, but rather what is the best way of accommodating Islam in Europe and establishing cooperative relations between Muslims and the followers of other religious and/or secular value systems. This volume examines the situation and attempts to provide answers to these questions through a country-by-country analysis by recognized experts from each of the Western European nations examined. An invaluable resource and text for scholars, students, and other researchers involved with Islamic and European Studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275976095
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/30/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

SHIREEN T. HUNTER is Director of the Islam Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Hunter is the author or editor of five previous books, including The Future of Islam and the West (Praeger/CSIS, 1998) and Central Asia Since Independence (Praeger/CSIS, 1996).

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction by Shireen T. Hunter and Simon Serfaty
Country Surveys
Islam in France by Remy Leveau and Shireen T. Hunter
Islam in Germany by Andres Goldberg
Islam in the United Kingdom by John Rex
Islam in Italy by Stefano Allievi
Islam in the Benelux Countries by Nico Landman
Islam in Scandinavia by Lief Stenberg
Islam in Austria by Sabine Kroissenbrunner
Islam in Spain by Bernabé López García and Ana I. Planet Contreras
Islam in Greece by Thanos P. Dokos and Dimitris A. Antoniou
Islam in Portugal by Fernando Soares Loja
Cross-National Issues
Europeanization of Islam or Islamization of Europe? by Tariq Ramadan
Muslim Youth in Europe by Peter P. Mandaville
Islam, the European Union, and the Challenge of Multiculturalism by Sami Zemni and Christopher Parker
The Muslim Diaspora and the Islamic World by John L. Esposito
The Islamic Factor in the European Union's Foreign Policy by Fraser Cameron
Conclusions and Outlook for European Islam by Shireen T. Hunter
Selected Bibliography
Index