The Muslim Brothers in Europe : Roots and Discourse

Brigitte Maréchal

ISBN 10: 9004167811 / ISBN 13: 9789004167810

Published by Brill Sep 2008, 2008

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Neuware - This volume provides an overview on the history of the Muslim Brotherhood and the ways its heritage is appropriated by its European members today. They define themselves as the 'community of the middle way', in the centre of Islamic orthodoxy, proposing an ethos and an ideology. However their heritage is composed of many different intellectual strata and these inputs are in tension. The current movement is both powerful and fragile as certain fundamental principles remain respected while many other themes are currently being cautiously questioned. By analysing private interviews and public discourse, this book fills in an important gap in scholarly research. No other in-depth study exists about this little known and reserved but important reference for European Muslims.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Muslim Brothers in Europe : Roots and Discourse
• Publisher: Brill Sep 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004167811
• ISBN 13: 9789004167810
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 160H x 21D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 721 grams

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Synopsis

This volume provides an overview on the history of the Muslim Brotherhood and the ways its heritage is appropriated by its European members today. They define themselves as the “community of the middle way”, in the centre of Islamic orthodoxy, proposing an ethos and an ideology. However their heritage is composed of many different intellectual strata and these inputs are in tension. The current movement is both powerful and fragile as certain fundamental principles remain respected while many other themes are currently being cautiously questioned. By analysing private interviews and public discourse, this book fills in an important gap in scholarly research. No other in-depth study exists about this little known and reserved but important reference for European Muslims.

About the Author

Brigitte Maréchal, Ph.D (2006) in Sociology, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL, Belgium), and graduated in Political Science and Islamology. She is a member of the Centre Interdisciplinaire d'Etudes de l'Islam dans le Monde Contemporain (Cismoc), she has published extensively on European Islam.