In this Book
- Iraqi women in Denmark: Ritual performance and belonging in everyday life
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Manchester University Press
summary
Iraqi women in Denmark is an ethnographic study of ritual performance and place-making among Shi‘a Muslim Iraqi women in Copenhagen. The book explores how Iraqi women construct a sense of belonging to Danish society through ritual performances, and investigates how this process is interrelated with their experiences of inclusion and exclusion in Denmark. The findings refute the all too simplistic assumptions of general debates on Islam and immigration in Europe that tend to frame religious practice as an obstacle to integration in the host society. In sharp contrast to the fact that the Iraqi women’s religious activities in many ways contribute to categorising them as outsiders to Danish society, their participation in religious events also localises them in the city. Written in an accessible, narrative style, this book addresses both an academic audience and the general reader interested in Islam in Europe and immigration to Scandinavia.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgements, Maps
- pp. vi-x
- Part I: Contextualising the study
- PART II. Ritual as a cultural prism
- PART III: Notions of belonging revised
- References
- pp. 173-188
Additional Information
ISBN
9781526102768
Related ISBN(s)
9780719089589
MARC Record
OCLC
894476912
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2017-04-02
Language
English
Open Access
No