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The Contemporary British Mosque: The Establishment of Muslim Congregations and Institutions

The Contemporary British Mosque: The Establishment of Muslim Congregations and Institutions

Hardcover

Series: Islam of the Global West

IslamGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1350258970
ISBN13: 9781350258976
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Apr 18 2024
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.12
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Repositioning mosques as social, cultural and political spaces, this book provides new insights on key contemporary debates, the religious identity of Britain, secularisation, the far-right and terrorism, and gender equality.

Exploring the story of the British mosque, from house conversions to grand works of architecture, and the role they play in public life, Abdul-Azim Ahmed details the establishment of early mosques during the era of Empire, and the rapid growth in the years following the Second World War.

Ahmed takes a sociological approach to this study, drawing on fieldwork and ethnographic case-studies, alongside reviews of databases and historical documents to provide perspectives on the British mosque from the congregants themselves. The Muslim congregation, a poorly understood and often overlooked dimension of religion in Britain, is examined, and issues of diversity, denomination, sacredness, and society are explored.

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