Muslim Diaspora: Gender, Culture and Identity (Routledge Islamic Studies)

Haideh Moghissi

ISBN 10: 0415779154 / ISBN 13: 9780415779159

Published by Routledge 2009-06-08, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Muslim Diaspora: Gender, Culture and Identity (Routledge Islamic Studies)
• Publisher: Routledge 2009-06-08
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415779154
• ISBN 13: 9780415779159
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Muslim Diaspora identifies those aspects of migratory experience that shatter or reinforce a group’s attachment to its homeland and affect its readiness to adapt to a new country.

The contributors to this collection examine many dimensions of life in the Diaspora and demonstrate that identity is always constructed in relation to others. They show how religious identity in diaspora is mediated by many other factors such as:

• Gender
• Class
• Ethnic origin
• National status

A central aim is to understand Diaspora as an agent of social and cultural change, particularly in its transformative impact on women. Throughout, the book advances a more nuanced understanding of the notions of ethnicity, difference and rights. It makes an important contribution to understanding the complex processes of formation and adoption of transnational identities and the challenging contradictions of a world that is being rapidly globalized in economic and political terms, and yet is increasingly localized and differentiated, ethically and culturally.

Muslim Diaspora includes contributions from outstanding scholars and is an invaluable text for students in sociology, anthropology, geography, cultural studies, Islamic studies, women’s studies as well as the general reader.

About the Author

Haideh Moghissi