Muslims Ritualising Death in the Netherlands

Download or read book Muslims Ritualising Death in the Netherlands written by Claudia Venhorst and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2013 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study on the common practice of Islamic death rites in the Netherlands affords valuable insights in the lived religion of Muslims. Particularly in a small town context marked by migration and diversity, Muslims are challenged to re-imagine and re-invent their ritual repertoire. This results in dynamic ritual practices that are the product of vibrant negotiation processes in which rites interact with ritual actors and their (changing) contexts. The emerging ritual repertoire and their dynamics are widely overlooked in an institutionalized and traditional religion like Islam. (Series: Death Studies. Nijmegen Studies in Thanatology - Vol. 3)