Book chapter

Islamic Social Services in Switzerland: Crossing Religious Boundaries to Benefit Society as a Whole

BHT

  • 2020
Published in:
  • Islamic Organisations in Western Switzerland. Actors, Networks, and Socio-Cultural Activities / Elisa Banfi and Matteo Gianni (eds.), Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies (SFM). - 2020, p. 110-135
English Chapter 5 sheds new light on Islamic social engagement in Switzerland by describing new forms of social Islamic agency via quantitative data. Baptiste Brodard displays how Swiss Islamic organisations structure new social activities outside of the traditional framework of community empowerment. The author uses a comparative methodology to critically demonstrate how theological affiliations, nationalist belongings, and sociodemographic characteristics can influence the need for Islamic organisations that provide social services to be supported by institutions and other non-Muslim actors.
Faculty
Rectorat
Department
Centre Suisse Islam et Société
Language
  • English
Classification
Religion, theology
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https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/333540
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