The New Islamic Presence in Western Europe

293 pages, including index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original boards with white lettering to cover and spine. This book brings together discussions from well-known European scholars in a number of disciplines, providing a comprehensive picture of the present situation and identifying subjects for further research. Part 1 examines the institutionalization of Islam in various countries; Part 2 focuses on how Islam in changing in the new cultural and religious settings; and Part 3 suggests areas for further study. The book will contribute to the understanding of problems created by immigrant minority communities, will facilitate needed social reform and will alleviate fear and prejudice. It will interest an unusually varied readership: researchers in migration, Islamic studies, comparative religion, sociology, social anthropology and political science. Contents: "The Institutionalization of Islam in the Netherlands, 1961-86" by Jacques Waardenburg; "Making a Place for Islam in British Society: Muslims in Birmingham" by Daniele Joly; "Muslims in Britain and Local Authority Responses" by Jorgen S. Nielsen; "The Religious Life of Muslims" by Hanns Thomas-Venske; "Religion and Ethnicity: Orientations, Perceptions and Strategies among Turkish Alevi and Sunni Migrants in Berlin" by Czarina Wilpert; "The Islamic Presence in France" by Rémy Leveau; "The Second Generation: the Children of Muslim Immigrants in France" by Annie Krieger-Krynicki; "Islam in Belgium: Contradictionsand Perspectives" by Albert Bastenier; "Migration and Religiousness" by Werner Schiffauer; "The Tabligh Organization in Belgium" by Felice Dassetto; "Being an Alevi Muslim in South-western Anatolia and in Norway: the Impact of Migration on a Heterodox Turkish Community" by Ragnar Naess; "Migrant Muslim Women in France" by Sossie Andezian; "The Urban Sociology of Religion and Islam in Birmingham" by John Rex; "Ethnic Residential Patterns in Dutch Cities: Class, Race, or Culture?" by Hans van Amersfoort; "Social Relations and Cultural Continuities: Muslim Immigrants and their Social Networks" by Yngve Georg Lithman; "Three European Intellectuals as Converts to Islam: Cultural Mediators or Social Critics?" by Tomas Gerholm Condition: Slight bumping to spine and back cover, else a very good copy.