
Home To The Largest Muslim Minorities In Western Europe And Asia, France And India Are Both Grappling With Crises Of Secularism. In Politicizing Islam, Fareen Parvez Offers An In-depth Look At How Muslims Have Responded To These Crises, Focusing On Islamic Revival Movements In The French City Of Lyon And The Indian City Of Hyderabad. Presenting A Novel Comparative View Of Middle-class And Poor Muslims In Both Cities, Parvez Illuminates How Muslims From Every Social Class Are Denigrated But Struggle In Different Ways To Improve Their Lives And Make Claims On The State. In Hyderabad's Slums, Muslims Have Created Vibrant Political Communities, While In Lyon's Banlieues They Have Retreated Into The Private Sphere. Politicizing Islam Elegantly Explains How These Divergent Reactions Originated In India's Flexible Secularism And France's Militant Secularism And In Specific Patterns Of Muslim Class Relations In Both Cities. This Fine-grained Ethnography Pushes Beyond Stereotypes And Has Consequences For Burning Public Debates Over Islam, Feminism, And Secular Democracy.
This book investigates how the divergent models of secularism in France and India influence the political and social responses of Muslim communities within those nations. Z. Fareen Parvez, a sociologist, utilizes extensive ethnographic research to examine the lived experiences of Muslims in Lyon and Hyderabad. By comparing these two distinct urban environments, the author argues that the specific nature of state secularism—ranging from France's militant approach to India's more flexible framework—shapes how marginalized populations navigate their identity, class status, and engagement with the state.
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Scholars and sociologists frequently cite this work for its rigorous comparative methodology and its ability to nuance the discourse surrounding secularism and minority rights. Experts highlight the text as a significant contribution to the study of how state-level political structures dictate the private and public behaviors of religious minorities.
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
2017-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190225254
ISBN-13:
9780190225254
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