Becoming Muslim is an ethnographic study based on in-depth interviews with Swedish and American women who have converted to Islam. Proceeding from the women's life-stories, McGinty explores the appeal of Islam to some Western women and the personal meaning assigned to the religion. INDICE: PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL CONVERSION - Conversion and Transformation of Identity - A Step Toward the Unknown - The Conversion Narrative - PART II: PERSONAL WORLDS - Personal Models of Spirituality and Social Conscience - Personal Models of Gender and Alternative Femininities - PART III: ENCOUNTERS - Looping Effects of Meaning - Family, Work, Sisterhood - Personal Versions of Islam
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61668-4
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 15/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés