Appropriation and Redemption in Contemporary Western Discourses on Islam in Europe
Mavelli, L (2008) Appropriation and Redemption in Contemporary Western Discourses on Islam in Europe St Antony’s International Review (STAIR), 3 (2). pp. 94-102.
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Abstract
The aim of this paper is to sketch a line of interpretation of certain political-philosophical discourses on 'Islam in Europe' through the interrelated concepts of appropriation and redemption. Muslim presence in Europe is generally perceived as 'problematic.' A specific vocabulary, including terms like 'liberal dilemma,' 'defense of freedom,' 'Muslim exceptionalism,' and 'specification of acceptable boundaries,' characterizes an academic production which has been particularly stimulated by the emergence of 'crises' (the 'Rushdie Affair,' l'affaire du foulard, the French ban on headscarves in schools, and the publication of the 'Danish cartoons,' just to mention those that have hit the front pages of newspapers worldwide). Albeit in different ways, this scholarship has displayed a certain agreement on the existence of a distinctive European tradition of liberal-secular humanism and on the idea that cultural and religious pluralism should be assessed against the necessity of preserving this tradition. The scope of this essay is to articulate a reflection on the assumptions (and ensuing implications) of this interpretive framework and thus contribute to fill a gap in the burgeoning and variegated literature on Islam in Europe.
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Divisions : | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Department of Politics | ||||||
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Date : | 1 January 2008 | ||||||
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Additional Information : | Reprinted with permission from: Mavelli, L. Appropriation and Redemption in Contemporary Western Discourses on Islam in Europe. St. Antony's International Review (STAIR); 3:2: 74-9. © 2008 by St. Antony's International Review”. | ||||||
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Date Deposited : | 24 May 2012 10:23 | ||||||
Last Modified : | 31 Oct 2017 14:37 | ||||||
URI: | http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/235572 |
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