Good Mosque, bad Mosque: boundaries to belonging in contemporary Germany

How do Muslim institutions in Europe relate to national and European values? How do they visibly challenge boundaries that other/exclude Islam? This analysis identifies two factors that result in the acceptance or rejection of mosques, showing the boundary work at play in this process: (1) the abili...

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Main Author: Becker-Topkara, Elisabeth (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: [2017]
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 85, Issue: 4, Pages: 1050-1088
ISSN:1477-4585
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Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://academic.oup.com/jaar/article/85/4/1050/3867001
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Author Notes:Elisabeth Becker

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