Rediscovering the Umma Muslims in the Balkans between Nationalism and Transnationalism
Rediscovering the Umma Muslims in the Balkans between Nationalism and Transnationalism
- ISBN 13:
9780190462505
- ISBN 10:
0190462507
- Edition: Reprint
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 02/15/2016
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary
The rising political and cultural self-awareness of Muslims in Southeast Europe was frequently expressed by recourse to two frames of reference: the national and the transnational. Despite a certain level of tension between those two perspectives, they were closely intertwined. Moreover, transnational Islamic influences often reinforced Muslim ethnonational identities rather than prompting a radical redefinition of religious allegiances in the key of a "universalist" Islam.
Merdjanova explores the transformations of Muslim identities in the region under the influence of national and transnational, domestic and global factors, while also looking at the historical legacies that inform present complexities. Furthermore, she examines the evolving status and roles of Muslim women both in their religious communities and in the larger societies. The book challenges representations of Islam and Muslims as alien to Europe, which overlook the fact that Europe has considerable indigenous Muslim populations in its southeastern part as well as societies that have developed certain models of negotiating cultural differences.