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Can Islam Be French?: Pluralism and Pragmatism in a Secularist State (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)by John R. Bowen
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Can Islam Be French? is an anthropological examination of how Muslims are responding to the conditions of life in France. Following up on his book Why the French Don't Like Headscarves, John Bowen turns his attention away from the perspectives of French non-Muslims to focus on those of the country's Muslims themselves. Bowen asks not the usual question--how well are Muslims integrating in France?--but, rather, how do French Muslims think about Islam? In particular, Bowen examines how French Muslims are fashioning new Islamic institutions and developing new ways of reasoning and teaching. He looks at some of the quite distinct ways in which mosques have connected with broader social and political forces, how Islamic educational entrepreneurs have fashioned niches for new forms of schooling, and how major Islamic public actors have set out a specifically French approach to religious norms. All of these efforts have provoked sharp responses in France and from overseas centers of Islamic scholarship, so Bowen also looks closely at debates over how--and how far--Muslims should adapt their religious traditions to these new social conditions. He argues that the particular ways in which Muslims have settled in France, and in which France governs religions, have created incentives for Muslims to develop new, pragmatic ways of thinking about religious issues in French society. Synopsis:"John Bowen has written one of the most insightful books on Islam in France. He has done extensive field research in the sensitive suburbs of Paris and inside little-known Islamic institutions that are shaping the future of the religion in France. Bowen admirably shows how French Muslims are struggling not for minority status or multiculturalism, but for value pluralism, conciliating the secular Republican tradition while asserting a new faith community."--Olivier Roy, European University Institute, Florence
"Through a rich ethnography of normative practices such as pedagogies and legal reasonings, John Bowen has produced a rare and invaluable analysis of the making of a French Islam that owes as much to French legal and political constraints as to Muslims' engagement with the Islamic tradition. A required reading for scholars interested in religion and religious minorities in secularist states."--Malika Zeghal, University of Chicago "Can Islam Be French? is utterly fascinating and engagingly written. Together with his previous book, Why the French Don't Like Headscarves, John Bowen has produced an unparalleled oeuvre on Islam in France."--Paul Silverstein, Reed College Synopsis:Can Islam Be French? is an anthropological examination of how Muslims are responding to the conditions of life in France. Following up on his book Why the French Don't Like Headscarves, John Bowen turns his attention away from the perspectives of French non-Muslims to focus on those of the country's Muslims themselves. Bowen asks not the usual question--how well are Muslims integrating in France?--but, rather, how do French Muslims think about Islam? In particular, Bowen examines how French Muslims are fashioning new Islamic institutions and developing new ways of reasoning and teaching. He looks at some of the quite distinct ways in which mosques have connected with broader social and political forces, how Islamic educational entrepreneurs have fashioned niches for new forms of schooling, and how major Islamic public actors have set out a specifically French approach to religious norms. All of these efforts have provoked sharp responses in France and from overseas centers of Islamic scholarship, so Bowen also looks closely at debates over how--and how far--Muslims should adapt their religious traditions to these new social conditions. He argues that the particular ways in which Muslims have settled in France, and in which France governs religions, have created incentives for Muslims to develop new, pragmatic ways of thinking about religious issues in French society.
About the AuthorJohn R. Bowen is the Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. His books include "Why the French Don't Like Headscarves" (Princeton) and "Islam, Law and Equality in Indonesia".
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Part One: Trajectories 1 Chapter One: Islam and the Republic 3 Chapter Two: Fashioning the French Islamic Landscape 15 Migration Pathways 16 Residence and Boundaries 19 Religion Rising 21 Authorities 24 State Responses 25 Where to Sacrifice? 27 Where to Pray? 29 Distinctive Features 32 Part Two: Spaces 35 Chapter Three: Mosques Facing Outward 37 In the Unruly Suburbs (Clichy-sous-Bois) 37 Inside the Networks (Saint-Denis) 44 The Work of an Everyday Imam (Lyon) 51 Mosques and Social Divisions 58 Chapter Four: Shaping Knowledge to France 63 Rules, Schools, Principles 63 Hichem El Arafa's CERSI 66 The Science of Hadith 75 The Objectives of Scripture 81 Chapter Five: Differentiating Schools 85 Dimensions of Pedagogical Difference 85 Hichem's View 86 The Great Mosque of Paris 87 Teaching the "Middle Way" 89 Teaching the Four Traditions 92 Objectives and Imam M"lik 95 Foregrounding God's Objectives 96 What Nullifies Prayer--for a Maliki 100 When May a Judge Pronounce a Divorce? 102 Practical Training in an Islamic Ambiance 105 The Future 105 Institute of Useful Knowledge 106 Chapter Six: Can an Islamic School Be Republican? 110 Dhaou Meskine's Success School 111 A Teacher's Trajectory 112 School as Symbol 115 How to Teach a Secular Curriculum in a Muslim School 117 Civics and Gay Couples 118 Religion versus Culture 120 Evolution and Islam? 121 An Islamic Ambiance 124 Muslim Family Camp 125 Arrest 129 Part Three: Debates 133 Chapter Seven: Should There Be an Islam for Europe? 135 Thinking about Riba 137 Different Rules for Different Lands? 143 Confrontations in the Mosque 149 The Transnational Islamic Sphere 153 Chapter Eight: Negotiating across Realms of Justification 157 Between Hal"l and the H?tel de Ville 158 Why the "Halal" Marriage? 162 Convergence I: From Islam to the Secular 165 The Objectives of Halal Rules for Food 169 Convergence II: From French Civil Law toward Islamic Practices 173 Chapter Nine: Islamic Spheres in Republican Space 179 Do Religion-Based Associations Impede Integration? 180 Return to School 182 A National Islamic Sphere at Le Bourget 185 On Priorities and Values 188 The Primacy of Secularism 188 "Assimilation Defects" 191 Toward a Pragmatics of Convergence 196 Notes 199 Bibliography 217 Index 227 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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