The Contemporary British Mosque : The Establishment of Muslim Congregations and Institutions (Islam of the Global West)

Ahmed, Abdul-Azim

Bloomsbury Academic（2024/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 240 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781350258976
• DDC分類 297.3541

Full Description

Repositioning mosques as social, cultural and political spaces, this book provides new insights on key contemporary debates, the religious identity of Britain, secularisation, the far-right and terrorism, and gender equality.

Exploring the story of the British mosque, from house conversions to grand works of architecture, and the role they play in public life, Abdul-Azim Ahmed details the establishment of early mosques during the era of Empire, and the rapid growth in the years following the Second World War.

Ahmed takes a sociological approach to this study, drawing on fieldwork and ethnographic case-studies, alongside reviews of databases and historical documents to provide perspectives on the British mosque from the congregants themselves. The Muslim congregation, a poorly understood and often overlooked dimension of religion in Britain, is examined, and issues of diversity, denomination, sacredness, and society are explored.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Historical Mosque
3. The British Mosque
4. The Interspatial Mosque
5. The Congregational Mosque
6. The Sacred Mosque
7. The Diverse Mosque
8. The Unwelcome Mosque
9. The Civil Mosque
10. The Women's Mosque
11. The Mosque in Lockdown
12. The Un-Mosqued
13. The Future Mosque
14. Conclusion
Index
Bibliography