Rethinking Dutchness': Learning from the intersections between religion, gender and national identity after conversion to Islam
This article aims to investigate the relationship between religion and national identity through the experiences of female converts to Islam. Gender is essential in this conjuncture, as many national, religious and secular markers are gendered and, most of the time, specifically focused on women and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2018]
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| In: |
Social compass
Year: 2018, Volume: 65, Issue: 5, Pages: 684-700 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Netherlands
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Islam
/ National consciousness
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AX Inter-religious relations BJ Islam KBD Benelux countries |
| Further subjects: | B
sécularisme
B Religion B Gender B Genre B Conversion B Secularism B identité nationale B National Identity |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | This article aims to investigate the relationship between religion and national identity through the experiences of female converts to Islam. Gender is essential in this conjuncture, as many national, religious and secular markers are gendered and, most of the time, specifically focused on women and their bodily practices. Through a literature review and discussion of preliminary interview results, we will investigate how female converts negotiate their multiple belongings, especially regarding the relationship between religion and national identity. The focus is not on self-understanding of converts, but on in/exclusion of Muslims in European nations. The final aim is to explore options for more inclusive interpretations of Dutchness', in order to counter the idea that Islam and Dutchness' are not compatible. |
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| ISSN: | 1461-7404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Social compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0037768618800427 |