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      • Margot Dazey, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      18 December 2024
      19 December 2024
      ISBN:
      9781009535694
      9781009535724
      9781009535731
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.55kg, 276 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.4kg, 276 Pages
    • Subjects:
      Social Theory, Sociology of Religion, Political Sociology, Religion: General Interest, Sociology
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    Subjects:
    Social Theory, Sociology of Religion, Political Sociology, Religion: General Interest, Sociology

    Book description

    How do Muslims deal with the ever-increasing pressure to assimilate into European societies? Respectable Muslims tells the story of pious citizens who struggle for fair treatment and dignity through good manners and social upliftment. Based on an ethnographic inquiry into France's most prominent Muslim organization, the Union des organisations islamiques de France, the book shows how a non-confrontational approach underpins the fast-expanding Islamic revival movement in Europe. This method is mapped into Islamic notions of proper conduct, such as ihsān (excellence) or ṣabr (patience). These practices of exemplariness also reflect the often-overlooked class divisions separating Muslim communities, with middle-class leaders seeking to curb the so-called 'conspicuous' practices of lower-class worshippers. Chapters demonstrate that the insistence on good behavior comes with costs, both individually and collectively. Respectable Muslims expands on the concept of respectability politics to engage in a trans-Atlantic conversation on the role of class and morals in minority politics.

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