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Secularism and Identity - Non-Islamiosity in the Iranian Diaspora (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Secularism and Identity - Non-Islamiosity in the Iranian Diaspora (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Studies in Migration and Diaspora
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Within western political, media and academic discourses, Muslim
communities are predominantly seen through the prism of their
Islamic religiosities, yet there exist within diasporic communities
unique and complex secularisms. Drawing on detailed interview and
ethnographic material gathered in the UK, this book examines the
ways in which a form of secularism - 'non-Islamiosity' - amongst
members of the Iranian diaspora shapes ideas and practices of
diasporic community and identity, as well as wider social
relations. In addition to developing a novel theoretical paradigm
to make sense of the manner in which diasporic communities
construct and live diasporic identity and consciousness in a way
that marginalises, stigmatises or eradicates only 'Islam',
Secularism and Identity shows how this approach is used to overcome
religiously inculcated ideas and fashion a desirable self, thus
creating a new space in which to live and thereby attaining
'freedom'. Calling into question notions of anti-Islamism and
Islamophobia, whilst examining secularism as a means or mechanism
rather than an end, this volume offers a new understanding of
religion as a marker of migrant identity. As such it will appeal to
scholars of sociology, anthropology and political science with
interests in migration and ethnicity, diasporic communities, the
sociology of religion and emerging forms of secularism.
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