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This edited book provides a much-needed update on the field of Islamic Studies in Australia, which has come a long way since the pioneering work of both Riaz Hassan and Gary Bouma to whom this volume is indebted. By highlighting the richness of the contributions of Muslim Australians in diverse areas such as art, literature, architecture and popular culture, alongside the more standard sociological contributions on the ongoing challenges, this book will inspire researchers to look beyond the hackneyed notions of conflict, difference and fear, and seek to tell stories that glimpse behind the curtain and give insight into the Australian Muslim ‘backstage’ experience.

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Author:   Adam Possamai ,  David Tittensor
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   47
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.758kg
ISBN:  

9789004544017

ISBN 10:   9004544011
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   13 November 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Abdullah Saeed 1. Muslims in Contemporary Australia: Introduction Adam Possamai David Tittensor Part I – In Memory 2. Riaz Hassan and the Empirical Sociology of Muslim Piety Bryan S. Turner 3. ‘People like us’: the legacy of Gary Bouma’s empathetic sociology of religion in partnering with Australian Muslims in countering extremism and dealing with stigma Greg Barton Part II – Muslim Culture in Australia 4. ‘True blue Aussie Muslim’: young Muslim men talking about Australia and their place in it Farida Fozdar 5. New Spaces and New Domains: Tracing the Growth and Contribution of Australian Muslims Mahsheed Ansari Mirela Cufurovic 6. Millennial Muslims in Lebanese Australian Literature: Pure and Vernacular Religion in the Bildungsromane of Michal Mohammed Ahmad and Omar Sakr Ibrahim Abraham 7. Building Faith in Walter Burley Griffin’s National Capital: The Diplomatic Mosque and other Architectural Narratives Md Mizanur Rashid Katharine Bartsch Dijana Alic Majdi Faleh Maryam Gusheh Mansoureh Rajabitanha Part III – Being and Perceiving a Muslim in Australia 8. Australian Muslim women's experiences of domestic and family violence: the impact of faith Balawyn Jones Amira Aftab Ghena Krayem 9. Pakistani-Muslim Immigrant Women in Australia: Self and Izzat (Honour) Samina Yasmeen Flavia Zimmermann Renae Barker 10. Australian Muslim Youth’s Access to Online and Offline Islamic Legal and Religious Knowledge Ihsan Yilmaz 11. ‘Progressive except for Islam’: profiling Islamophobia sentiment Rachel Sharples Rhonda Itaoui Kevin Dunn 12. ‘New’ Religious Knowledge and Influence Religious Authorities on Relations between Muslims and non-Muslims Halim Rane Adis Duderija Paul Mitchell 13. Placing the Continued Hyper-securitisation of Islam and Muslims in Australia in Global Context David Tittensor Farida Fozdar Gerhard Hoffstaedter Adam Possamai 14. Australia Muslim Men after the War on Terror: Securitization, Generational Trauma and Superficial Masculinities Alyssa Moohin

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Adam Possamai FASSA is Professor of Sociology at the School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University. His latest book is The Sociology of Shari’a. Case Studies from Around the World. Second edition (edited with Bryan Turner and James Richardson, Springer, 2023). David Tittensor is Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Aisa Institute in the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne. He is co-author of Religion and Change in Australia (with Adam Possamai, Routledge, 2022).

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