Gender, Identity and Conversion: A Comparison of Male and Female Converts to Islam in Australia

IF 0.4 2区 哲学 0 RELIGION Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1080/09596410.2021.1960694
P. Mitchell, Jessica Mamone, Halim Rane
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ABSTRACT Over the past several decades, the phenomenon of conversion to Islam in Western societies has received a significant amount of attention, both in academia and in the mass media. Much of this attention has focused on the motives and experiences of female converts, a likely result of suggestions that higher numbers of Western women than men are converting to Islam, as well as pervasive views of Islam as a religion that mistreats women. Yet despite this fixation on conversion and gender, understanding of the compared experiences of male and female converts remains limited. This article seeks to address this key gap in the existing literature by examining the differences and commonalities in the experiences, beliefs and identities of male and female converts to Islam in Australia. It is hoped that this research will contribute to a greater understanding of the complex relationships between gender, conversion and identity, while encouraging further research in this area.
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性别、身份与皈依:澳大利亚皈依伊斯兰教的男女比较
在过去的几十年里,西方社会皈依伊斯兰教的现象受到了学术界和大众媒体的极大关注。大部分的注意力都集中在女性皈依者的动机和经历上,这可能是由于皈依伊斯兰教的西方女性人数多于男性,以及普遍认为伊斯兰教是一种虐待女性的宗教。然而,尽管这种对皈依和性别的执着,对男性和女性皈依者的比较经历的理解仍然有限。本文试图通过研究澳大利亚皈依伊斯兰教的男性和女性在经历、信仰和身份方面的差异和共同点,来解决现有文献中的这一关键差距。希望这项研究将有助于更好地理解性别、转换和身份之间的复杂关系,同时鼓励在这一领域的进一步研究。
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期刊介绍: Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations (ICMR) provides a forum for the academic exploration and discussion of the religious tradition of Islam, and of relations between Islam and other religions. It is edited by members of the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom. The editors welcome articles on all aspects of Islam, and particularly on: •the religion and culture of Islam, historical and contemporary •Islam and its relations with other faiths and ideologies •Christian-Muslim relations. Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations is a refereed, academic journal. It publishes articles, documentation and reviews.
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