ISBN:
9783111329321
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 320 p.)
Edition:
Issued also in print
Year of publication:
2024
Series Statement:
Religious Minorities in the North 7
Series Statement:
History, Politics, and Culture
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Dissertation note:
University of Oslo 2022
Keywords:
HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia
;
Muslim-Jewish relations
;
Nordic countries
;
antisemitism
;
minority studies
;
Hochschulschrift
Abstract:
What is the nature of Muslim-Jewish relations in Europe today? Based on qualitative interview data, this book explores narratives about Jews among Muslims in Norway. Drawing on culturally embedded narratives as well as personal experiences, interviewees reflect on the relationship between Jews and Muslims. The interreligious exchange between Islam and Judaism is as old as Islam. Today, the Arab-Israeli conflict has become an important frame of reference in the public discourse on Muslim-Jewish relations. The narratives presented in this book delineate shifting community boundaries and identifications that transcend dichotomised notions of "Muslims versus Jews." The analysis shows how Jewish history in Europe and the history of modern antisemitism serve as interpretative keys in the narratives, used for explaining the situation of the Muslim minority today. Furthermore, the book demonstrates how interviewees' perceptions of society's attitudes toward Muslim and Jewish experiences also strongly influence their perceptions of Muslim-Jewish relations
Description / Table of Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Perspectives on Muslim-Jewish Relations -- 3 Muslims in Norway: History, Organisation, and Religiosity -- 4 Jews in Norway: History, Organisation, and Religiosity -- 5 Conceptualisations of the Narrative -- 6 Methodology -- 7 Religious Beliefs and Concepts in Narratives about Jews -- 8 Narratives about Jewish Power -- 9 Victimhood in Narratives about Jews -- 10 Interpretations of Antisemitism and Islamophobia as Contemporary Problems -- 11 Narratives about "Jew" as a Term of Abuse -- 12 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Issued also in print
,
In English
DOI:
10.1515/9783111329321
