Iraqi Women in Denmark : Ritual Performance and Belonging in Everyday Life Hardback
by Marianne Holm Pedersen
Part of the New Ethnographies series
Hardback
Description
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. -- .
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages, Maps
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:31/03/2014
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- ISBN:9780719089589
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:208 pages, Maps
- Publisher:Manchester University Press
- Publication Date:31/03/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780719089589
