In recent decades, the number of Muslims in the West has
increased rapidly, and interesting transformations of Islam have
taken place to some extent with repercussions in Islamic or
predominantly Muslim countries in Asia and Africa. This new
four-volume Major Work collection from Routledge helps to make
sense of the burgeoning scholarship in this area.
Volume I ( Regions and History ) includes studies on the
historical development of Islam, as well as key work on the current
situation in various regions and countries. Volume II focuses on
religion and culture, while Volume III ( Social and Economic Issues
) assembles vital materials on topics such as gender, family
structures, class, poverty, and health. The final volume in the
collection ( Politics and Law ) gathers the best work on, among
other things, Muslim involvement in political life; Muslim presence
in the public sphere; the media coverage of Islam; and issues of
integration and so-called Islamophobia . Legal issues covered
include laws on freedom of religion, minority rights, separate
legislation, and debates about veils and halal slaughter.
With a full index, together with comprehensive introductions
newly written by the editors, which place the collected material in
its historical and intellectual context, Islam in the West is an
essential new addition to Routledge 's Critical Concepts in Islamic
Studies series.
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