Shiite “communities of practice” in Germany: researching multi-local, heterogeneous actors in transnational space
Although few in number, the various Shiite Muslim communities in Germany are highly diversified in terms of their linguistic, national and ethnic backgrounds and ritual practice. In order to come to terms with these multi-local actors and their specific articulations of Shiism, the article aimes at...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Journal of Muslims in Europe
Year: 2017, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 216-240 |
| ISSN: | 2211-7954 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/22117954-12341351 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22117954-12341351
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| Author Notes: | Robert Langer (Orient-Institut Istanbul), Benjamin Weineck (Bayreuth University) |
| Summary: | Although few in number, the various Shiite Muslim communities in Germany are highly diversified in terms of their linguistic, national and ethnic backgrounds and ritual practice. In order to come to terms with these multi-local actors and their specific articulations of Shiism, the article aimes at an analytical framework that integrates an open understanding of belonging: employing Leave and Wenger’s concept of “communities of practice”, it argues that a focus on common practice in which heterogeneous actors engage, enables us to grasp, on the one hand, the varying specific characteristics of different groups and, on the other, their mutual belonging to the wider Shiite field. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 13.12.2017 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2211-7954 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/22117954-12341351 |