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  • Cited by 1
  • Margot Dazey, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
December 2024
Print publication year:
2024
Online ISBN:
9781009535694
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009535694
Subjects:
Social Theory, Sociology of Religion, Political Sociology, Religion: General Interest, Sociology
Series:
Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
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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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