Van Den Bos, Matthijs (2012) European Shiism? Counterpoints from Shiites' organization in Europe. Ethnicities 12 (5), pp. 556-580. ISSN 1468-7968.
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Abstract
European Shiism is a neglected area in studies of European Islam, which raises the question of to what extent Shiism in Europe represents a particular realm of organization and a particular religiosity. Shiism’s striking transnational features, and general findings on European Islam, suggest prolific border-crossing and cross-ethnic organization among Shiites in Europe. Exploring British and Dutch cases, however, leaves little room for the notion of a specific European Shiite realm. When focusing on the ethnic-national background of board members of Shiite organizations and on their formal organizational interlocks, ethnically articulate identities come to the fore, particular mixes of which take shape within sub-European frameworks of states. The last section explores sociopolitical implications of Shiites’ organizational life in Europe, as seen through the Dutch and British samples. A contrast is drawn between the relative scarcity of Shiite organization, which delimits the role of Shiism as a political actor in Europe, and recent indications of civic engagement.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | European Islam, Shiism, transnational networks, The Netherlands, Britain |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Matthijs Van Den bos |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jul 2015 07:57 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:17 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/12533 |
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