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*Edited Book by Dr Marranci Title: Muslims, Globalization and Secularism
Publisher: Springer *
*Call for Papers Deadline:* 	2006-12-20

	

	

Muslims, Globalization and Secularism

Edited by Dr Gabriele Marranci
Lecturer in the Anthropology of Islam
School of Divinity and Religious Studies,
University of Aberdeen

Publisher: Springer
Expected date of publication November-December 2007

To contribute to the collection, send an abstract of no more than 600
words by *20 December 2006* to
Dr Gabriele Marranci g.marranci at abdn.ac.uk

The idea that secularism is one of the main elements of western
democracy and part of so-called ‘western civilization’ has been
reinforced within western politicians’ rhetoric of the War on Terror.

Islam is today often perceived and misrepresented as an antagonistic
force to the concept of secularism. The increasing debates existing
within western countries as to the nature of the relationship between
Islam, democracy, and the concept of secularism has overshadowed the
internal debate existing among Muslim scholars as well as ordinary
Muslims living in the West.

There is no doubt that Muslims, both western-born and migrants have
formed their ideas about the concept of secularism, which they have
expressed through religious and political views.

Contributors are encouraged to explore how Muslims in different contexts
debate, criticise, reformulate, rethink or reject the concept of
secularism. Authors may focus on how Muslims living in the west have
formed their own idea of secularism and the impact that secularism has
on Muslim lives.

All the contributions will be peer-reviewed, as well as the final
manuscript.

	Dr. Gabriele Marranci
Lecturer in the Anthropology of Religion
Founding Editor of Contemporary Islam (Springer)
College of Arts and Social Sciences
School of Divinity, History and Philosophy
University of Aberdeen,
King's College
Aberdeen, AB24 3UB.
U.K.

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