Rethinking Islam and Space in Europe - 9781032282527

Taylor & Francis

Rethinking Islam and Space in EuropeThe Politics of Race, Time and Secularism\nAuthor(s): C.J.J. Moses, Tobias Mller, Adela Taleb\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032282527, 978-1032282527\nSynopsis\nThe role of Islam in public spaces is one of the most prevalent political questions in Europe. Contestations around the construction of mosques, the ban of Islamic veils and populist rhetoric about problematic neighbourhoods indicate Europes struggles with the place of its second largest religion. This book advocates for an analytical turn in the study of Islam in Europe using space as a central conceptual lens. While spatial approaches are gaining traction in the study of religion, migration, ethnicity, race, and politics, the chapters in this book argue that the critical potential of a spatialised analysis in the field of Islam in Europe remains largely unexplored.\n\nThis volume presents a collection of nine empir.