عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
IR
288T
انگلیسی
IR
Everyday Islam in New England
[Thesis]
;supervisor: Norton, Augustus Richard
Boston University: United States -- Massachusetts
: 2008
305 pages
Ph.D.
, Boston University: United States -- Massachusetts
While an earlier generation of Muslim immigrants made their homes in America's cities, a new wave of Muslim American religious communities are finding their place in rural and suburban areas. This dissertation examines the changes in religious identity, belief and practice that are occurring in one of these communities following the horrific hijackings that took place on September 11, 2001. Focusing on the Islamic Society of Vermont (ISVI), a prototype of the new multi-ethnic, multi-national Muslim American community that has in recent years begun to arise, it examines issues including the changing roles of women, religious education of the community's children, social functions of the religious community, sources of religious guidance, globalization, effects of 9-11, resolution of religious difference within the Muslim community, inter-faith dialogue, and the civic functions of the religious community. This ethnographic study, conducted over several years, uses data derived from extensive participant-observation, formal and informal interviews, and collection and analysis of print materials and digital resources produced by and/or consumed by the community. The results of this study show that there are important transformations taking place within the Muslim American community today. Principle among these is a shift in religious identity that emphasizes transcendence of the umma , or global community of Muslims, over ethnic and national affiliations. Muslim Americans in the ISVI community encounter other Muslims whose beliefs and customs differ significantly from their own, but rather than allowing conflict to drive the community apart they have consciously sought consensus amongst themselves and, when that is not available, to respectfully tolerate difference. Their commitment to this approach and success at building a religious community based on mutual respect and tolerance demonstrates values that are integral to pluralist democracy.
Religion
Cultural anthropology
Ethnic studies
Religious identity
Globalization
September 11
2001
Islamic laws
Religious authority
Umma
Islamic Society of Vermont
Walters, Elizabeth Raven
Norton, Augustus Richard, supervisor
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