Shi'a minorities in the contemporary world migration, transnationalism and multilocality

"Global migration flows in the 20th century have seen the emergence of Muslim diaspora and minority communities in Europe, North America and other parts of the world. This book offers a set of new comparative perspectives on the experiences of Shi'a Muslim minorities outside the so-called...

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Weitere Verfasser: Scharbrodt, Oliver (HerausgeberIn), Shanneik, Yafa (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2020
Schriftenreihe:Alternative Histories: Narratives from the Middle East and Mediterranean
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Zusammenfassung:"Global migration flows in the 20th century have seen the emergence of Muslim diaspora and minority communities in Europe, North America and other parts of the world. This book offers a set of new comparative perspectives on the experiences of Shi'a Muslim minorities outside the so-called 'Muslim heartland' (Middle East, North Africa, Central and South Asia). It looks at Shi'a minority communities in Europe, North and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia and discusses the particular challenges these communities face as 'a minority within a minority'."--
Beschreibung:xix, 324 Seiten
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ISBN:9781474430371
978-1-4744-3037-1
1474430376
1-4744-3037-6