Muslim Converts in the Netherlands and the Quest for a "Culture-Free" Islam
Through a focus on questions of ethnic, national, and religious belonging among converts to Islam in the Netherlands, this article addresses the interplay between "born" Muslims and converts in their quest for a "culture-free" Islam. Converts are often critical of Muslims' h...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ed. de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
[2019]
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| In: |
Archives de sciences sociales des religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 186, Pages: 33-51 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Netherlands
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Islam
/ Cultural system
/ Neutrality
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| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam KBD Benelux countries |
| Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Belonging B Dutchness B Conversion B sisterhood / brother |
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| Summary: | Through a focus on questions of ethnic, national, and religious belonging among converts to Islam in the Netherlands, this article addresses the interplay between "born" Muslims and converts in their quest for a "culture-free" Islam. Converts are often critical of Muslims' habitual practice of Islam, which they term "cultural Islam." This trend has been observed by several scholars on conversion across Europe. Different from these studies, in the Netherlands, this quest seems to be a joint effort of converts and young "born" Muslims alike. Using a discourse of Islamic brother/sisterhood, Muslims from a variety of backgrounds come together, in search of "true Islam." |
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| ISSN: | 1777-5825 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Archives de sciences sociales des religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4000/assr.45579 |