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The development of Islamic landscapes in Europe, is first and foremost related to Islamic authority. Religious authority relies on persuasiveness and deals with issues of truth, authenticity, legitimacy, trust, and ethics with reference to religious matters. This study argues that Islamic authority-making among European Muslims is a social and relational practice that is much broader and versatile than theological proficiency and personal status. It can also be conferred to objects, activities, and events. The book explores various ways in which Islamic authority is being constituted among Muslims in Western Europe with a particular focus on the role of ‘ordinary’ Muslims. This book is available in its entirety in Open Access.

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Author:   Thijl Sunier
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   44
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.683kg
ISBN:  

9789004521858

ISBN 10:   9004521852
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   24 October 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgement Notes on Transliteration Introduction  1 Islamic Authority: Themes, Stakes, and Foci  2 Assessing Islamic Authority  3 Islamic Authority-Making: Processes, Actors, and Contexts  4 Chapters and Cases 1 The Religious Broker: Networks, Reciprocity, and Intermediary Power  1 Introduction  2 What Is a Religious Broker?  3 Religious Brokerage in the City of Rotterdam. A Historical Case  4 The Emergence of Religious Brokers  5 The Dissolution of Religious Brokers  6 Conclusions 2 The Politics of Imam Training: The Domestication of Islam in Europe  1 Introduction  2 The Quest for Imams  3 Training Initiatives in Europe  4 Assessing Imam Training in Europe: What Is at Stake?  5 The Politics of Imam Training: Conclusions 3 Authoritative Pedagogics: The Sohbet  1 Introduction  2 Hizmet  3 Sohbet as ‘Sensational Form’ and a Site of Devotional Practice  4 Sohbet in Practice  5 Hizmet as a ‘Way of Life’  6 Gender  7 Conclusions 4 Alternative Authorities: Authority-Making from Below  1 Introduction  2 Authority-Making from Below, Ethics, Senses of Space and the Production of Locality  3 Cases  4 Conclusions 5 Seeking Authentic Listening Experiences in Shi’ism: Online and Offline Intersections of Majlis Practices  Aleeha Zahra Ali and Thijl Sunier  1 Introduction  2 Shi’a Muslims, Mobility and Story of Karbala  3 Majlis: Sermon and Ritual  4 Theorising the Majlis  5 Digitisation and Shi’ism  6 Authority and Authentication  7 Transnational Authority  8 Listening as a Practice of Authentication  9 Who Sits at the Minbar? Ulama, Zakirin, Public Speakers  10 The Scholar and the Listeners: Case Study  11 Conclusions 6 Branding Islam: Imagination and Claims-Making  1 Introduction  2 Cases  3 Conclusions Conclusions  1 Reprise  2 Cross-Overs, Connections, Entanglements, and Conceptual Threads  3 Reflections  4 What Else? Glossary References Index

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Thijl Sunier, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, is Professor (em.) of Anthropology of Religion. He has published on Islam in Europe, Islamic movements, and Islam and digitisation. He is chairman of the Netherlands Inter-University School for Islamic Studies and executive editor of the Journal of Muslims in Europe.

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