Islam in the Nordic and Baltic Countries

by Göran Larsson (Editor)

Overview

Although Muslims are now an important presence in Europe, little is known about the Muslim communities that exist in the Nordic and Baltic regions of Europe. This is the first comprehensive and detailed study of the history, context and development of Islamic institutions and Muslim groups in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, and includes chapters on Islam in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

With contributions by academics with long experience of the Muslim communities in question based on original research, this volume presents new and important perspectives within a comparative and regional framework. Islam in Nordic and Baltic Countries will be an important reference work for students of European history and Islamology, and will be valuable to all researchers and scholars interested in the development of Islam and Muslim communities at the strategic heart of Northern Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134012916
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/07/2009
Series:	Routledge Islamic Studies Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Goran Larsson is a Lecturer on the History of Religions at Goteborg University, Sweden. He is also affiliated to the Linnaeus Centre for Research on Learning, Interaction and Mediated Communication in Contemporary Society, Sweden.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 1. Islam and Muslims in the Nordic and Baltic Countries 2. The Faroe Islands and Iceland 3. Norway 4. Denmark 5. Sweden 6. Finland 7. Estonia 8. Latvia 9. Lithuania. List of Contributors