Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europe

by Esra Özyürek

Book Overview

Every year more and more Europeans, including Germans, are embracing Islam. It is estimated that there are now up to one hundred thousand German converts--a number similar to that in France and the United Kingdom. What stands out about recent conversions is that they take place at a time when Islam is increasingly seen as contrary to European values. Being German, Becoming Muslim explores how Germans come to Islam within this antagonistic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691162794
• ISBN13: 9780691162799
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 10.2"