Parution : Margot Dazey, Respectable Muslims. Morals and Manners of Minority Citizens in France, Cambridge University Press, 2024
Respectable Muslims
Morals and Manners of Minority Citizens in France
Margot Dazey, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Part of Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
How do Muslims deal with the ever-increasing pressure to assimilate into European societies? Respectable Muslims tells the story of pious citizens who struggle for fair treatment and dignity through good manners and social upliftment. Based on an ethnographic inquiry into France’s most prominent Muslim organization, the Union des organisations islamiques de France, the book shows how a non-confrontational approach underpins the fast-expanding Islamic revival movement in Europe. This method is mapped into Islamic notions of proper conduct, such as ihsān (excellence) or ṣabr (patience). These practices of exemplariness also reflect the often-overlooked class divisions separating Muslim communities, with middle-class leaders seeking to curb the so-called ‘conspicuous’ practices of lower-class worshippers. Chapters demonstrate that the insistence on good behavior comes with costs, both individually and collectively. Respectable Muslims expands on the concept of respectability politics to engage in a trans-Atlantic conversation on the role of class and morals in minority politics.
- Combines empirical grounding in ethnography with theoretical framing around respectability politics to interpret Muslim politics in Europe
- Offers unique empirical material on France’s most prominent Muslim organization, the Union des organisations islamiques de France
- Draws parallels between Muslims in contemporary France with other minority citizens, notably Black elites in early 20th-century United States and upper-class Jews in 19th-century Europe
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