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Shi’a Minorities in the Contemporary World : Migration, Transnationalism and Multilocality

Scharbrodt, Oliver LU orcid and Shanneik, Yafa LU orcid (2020)
Abstract

New comparative perspectives on Shi’a minorities outside the Muslim worldKey features Provides comparative insights into Shi’a Muslim communities across the globe, set in Muslim minority contexts Makes an important contribution to understanding the global dynamics of contemporary Shi’a Islam Illustrates how transnational Shi’a networks operate in Muslim minority contexts Discusses the impact of events in the Middle East on Shi’a Muslim minorities across the world Case studies include an in-depth ethnographic study of the Shi’a community in Buenos Aires; insights into the unique challenges of Shi’a Muslims in Sri Lanka; the connections of Shi’a Muslims in Cambodia to Iran; and the limits of sectarian differences among Shi’a Muslims in... (More)

New comparative perspectives on Shi’a minorities outside the Muslim worldKey features Provides comparative insights into Shi’a Muslim communities across the globe, set in Muslim minority contexts Makes an important contribution to understanding the global dynamics of contemporary Shi’a Islam Illustrates how transnational Shi’a networks operate in Muslim minority contexts Discusses the impact of events in the Middle East on Shi’a Muslim minorities across the world Case studies include an in-depth ethnographic study of the Shi’a community in Buenos Aires; insights into the unique challenges of Shi’a Muslims in Sri Lanka; the connections of Shi’a Muslims in Cambodia to Iran; and the limits of sectarian differences among Shi’a Muslims in Germany Global migration flows in the 20th century have seen the emergence of Muslim diaspora and minority communities in Europe, North America and other parts of the world. This book offers a set of new comparative perspectives on the experiences of Shi’a Muslim minorities outside the so-called ‘Muslim heartland’ (Middle East, North Africa, Central and South Asia). It looks at Shi’a minority communities in Europe, North and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia and discusses the particular challenges these communities face as ‘a minority within a minority’.

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LU orcid and LU orcid
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Book/Report
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published
subject
keywords
Diaspora, global migration, globalisation, Islam, migration, multilocality, Muslim diaspora, Muslim minorities, Shi’ism, transnationalism
pages
344 pages
publisher
Edinburgh University Press
external identifiers
  • scopus:85215580516
ISBN
9781474430371
9781474430388
9781474430401
9781474430395
project
Alterumma - Creating an Alternative umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-political Mobilisation in Transnational Shii Islam
language
English
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no
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e320d1f4-0a9e-4898-8734-3735541ca1dd
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2022-05-31 20:13:33
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