Producing Islamic Knowledge: Transmission and dissemination in Western Europe

Featuring contributions from leading sociologists and anthropologists, and presenting the findings of empirical research from a range of European countries, this book provides a discussion on the production and/or reproduction of Islamic knowledge and gives a new perspective on Islam and Muslims in Europe.

Author: Martin Van Bruinessen, Stefano Allievi
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/13/2012
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9780415661621

About the Author

Martin van Bruinessen holds the chair of Comparative Studies of Contemporary Muslim Societies in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Utrecht University. He was one of the founders and an academic staff member of the International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM), where he co-ordinated the research programme on the Production of Islamic Knowledge in Western Europe.

Stefano Allievi is researcher at the University of Padua where he also teaches sociology. He specialises in migration issues, sociology of religion and cultural change, with a particular focus on the presence of Islam in Italy and Europe.