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The making of a Salafi Muslim woman : paths to conversion /

Salafism, often called ""Wahhabism, "" is widely seen as a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam that subjugates women, yet growing numbers of young British women, many of them converts or from less conservative Muslim backgrounds, are actively embracing it. With unprecedented a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inge, Anabel (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Salafīyah > Great Britain.
Wahhābīyah > Great Britain.
Muslim women > Great Britain.
Women in Islam > Great Britain.
Islam > Great Britain.
Muslim converts from Christianity > Great Britain.
Salafiyya > Grande-Bretagne.
Wahhabites > Grande-Bretagne.
Musulmanes > Grande-Bretagne.
Femmes dans l'islam > Grande-Bretagne.
Islam > Grande-Bretagne.
Chrétiens convertis à l'islam > Grande-Bretagne.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Islam
Muslim converts from Christianity
Muslim women
Salafīyah
Wahhābīyah
Women in Islam
Great Britain
Salafija
Frau
Muslimin
Konvertitin
Konversion > Religion
Wahhabiten
Großbritannien
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Salafism, often called ""Wahhabism, "" is widely seen as a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam that subjugates women, yet growing numbers of young British women, many of them converts or from less conservative Muslim backgrounds, are actively embracing it. With unprecedented access to Salafi women's groups in the UK, Anabel Inge provides the first in-depth account of their lives, probing the reasons for their conversion and their subsequent dilemmas and difficulties.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190611682
0190611685
9780190611705
0190611707