Islam in Europe
Diversity, Identity and Influence

This volume examines the diversity, identity and influence of Muslim groups in Europe.

Aziz Al-Azmeh (Edited by), Effie Fokas (Edited by)

9780521860116, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 15 November 2007

236 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.52 kg

'Islam in Europe is a welcome contribution to the literature which discusses the process of redefining European identity.' Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies

Events over recent years have increased the global interest in Islam. This volume seeks to combat generalisations about the Muslim presence in Europe by illuminating its diversity across Europe and offering a more realistic, highly differentiated picture. It contends with the monist concept of identity that suggests Islam is the shared and main definition of Muslims living in Europe. The contributors also explore the influence of the European Union on the Muslim communities within its borders, and examine how the EU is in turn affected by the Muslim presence in Europe. This book comes at a critical moment in the evolution of the place of Islam within Europe and will appeal to scholars, students and practitioners in the fields of European studies, politics and policies of the European Union, sociology, sociology of religion, and international relations. It also addresses the wider framework of uncertainties and unease about religion in Europe.

1. Introduction Effie Fokas
2. Christians and Muslims: memory, amity and enmities Tarek Mitri
3. The question of Euro-Islam: restriction or opportunity? Jorgen Nielsen
4. Muslim identities in Europe: the snare of exceptionalism Jocelyne Cesari
5. From exile to diaspora: the development of transnational Islam in Europe Werner Schiffauer
6. Bosnian Islam as European Islam: limits and shifts of a concept Xavier Bougarel
7. The regulation of religious diversity by the institutions of the European Union: the case of Islam Bérengère Massignon
8. Development, discrimination and reverse discrimination: effects of EU integration and regional change on the Muslims of Southeast Europe Dia Anagnostou
9. Breaching the infernal cycle: Turkey and the European Union Valérie Amiraux
10. Afterword Aziz al-Azmeh.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS], Ethnic studies [JFSL], Social groups [JFS], Social issues & processes [JFF]