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The making of a Salafi Muslim woman : paths to conversion / Anabel Inge.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780190611682
  • 0190611685
  • 9780190611705
  • 0190611707
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Making of a Salafi Muslim woman.DDC classification:
  • 297.8/3 23
LOC classification:
  • BP195.S18
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Introduction -- 1. The development of Salafism in Britain -- 2. Fieldwork -- 3. Becoming Salafi -- 4. Commitment and belonging: the role of circles of knowledge -- 5. Applying Salafism: negotiating teachings and lived realities -- 6. 'Marriage completes half your religion, Sister': Salafi match-making -- Conclusion: The future of Salafism in Britain -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Information on interviewees (Tables A and B) -- Interview question guide for Salafi women -- Index.
Summary: Salafism, often called ""Wahhabism, "" is widely seen as a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam that subjugates women, yet growing numbers of young British women, many of them converts or from less conservative Muslim backgrounds, are actively embracing it. With unprecedented access to Salafi women's groups in the UK, Anabel Inge provides the first in-depth account of their lives, probing the reasons for their conversion and their subsequent dilemmas and difficulties.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1342780

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 1. The development of Salafism in Britain -- 2. Fieldwork -- 3. Becoming Salafi -- 4. Commitment and belonging: the role of circles of knowledge -- 5. Applying Salafism: negotiating teachings and lived realities -- 6. 'Marriage completes half your religion, Sister': Salafi match-making -- Conclusion: The future of Salafism in Britain -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Information on interviewees (Tables A and B) -- Interview question guide for Salafi women -- Index.

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Salafism, often called ""Wahhabism, "" is widely seen as a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam that subjugates women, yet growing numbers of young British women, many of them converts or from less conservative Muslim backgrounds, are actively embracing it. With unprecedented access to Salafi women's groups in the UK, Anabel Inge provides the first in-depth account of their lives, probing the reasons for their conversion and their subsequent dilemmas and difficulties.