edited by Mohammed Hashas, Jan Jaap de Ruiter, Niels Valdemar Vinding and Niels Valdemar Vinding
Amsterdam University Press, 2018
Cloth: 978-94-6298-383-0 | eISBN: 978-90-485-4000-6
Library of Congress Classification BP43.E85I43 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification 297.61094

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ABOUT THIS BOOK
As European Muslims and Muslims in the Middle East diverge, imams in Europe have emerged as major agents of religious authority who shape Islam’s presence in Western societies. This volume examines the theoretical and practical questions concerning the evolving role of imams in Europe. To what extent do imams act as intermediaries between European states and Muslim communities? Do states subsidise imam training? How does institutionalisation of Islam differ between European states?