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SUMMARY:On the Sociology of Islam - Reflections\, Revisions\, and Reorient
 ation
DTSTART:20150625T110000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Conference of the Sektion Religionssoziologie German Society o
 f  Sociology in cooperation with the Center for Religious Studies (CERES) 
  at  Ruhr-Universität Bochum\nProgramme of the Conference\nRegistration 
 form\nAccomodation & venue\nFrom the 1980s onwards\, sociological research
  has paid increased attention to Islam. Parallel\, a political and normati
 ve discourse about Islam and Muslim immigrants can be observed in many hos
 t countries that has been intensified by the events of 9/11 and that exten
 ds into the academic realm.\nThe reflection of sociological concepts and t
 heories will take centre stage of the conference. Outdated theories that h
 ave already been criticized many times\, shall be reviewed – whether the
 y are Eurocentric\, based on modernisation theory or on a homogenizing cul
 tural understanding\, as all of them lead to an asymmetric consideration.\
 nA reflected sociology of Islam also needs to reconstruct everyday life of
  Muslims from an empirical perspective\, while examining social practices\
 , institutions\, and knowledge systems. Following Weber’s concept of soc
 iology\, a particular approach could be to explore the conduct of life and
  the social forms of Muslim sociality.\nA global\, transnational and histo
 rical perspective is analytically indispensable\, simply due to migration 
 processes. However\, this leads to a series of challenges: On the one hand
 \, it is important to look at mutual and inner entanglements of knowledge\
 , culture and power instead of following the idea of self-contained and ho
 mogenous Western or Islamic civilisations. On the other hand\, a change of
  perspectives is intended: scientific observation should not any longer pr
 ioritise the focus on the effects of Islam for European societies. It shou
 ld rather deepen the analysis of Muslim’s particular lifeworlds as well 
 as the social arrangements of negotiation processes in their societies of 
 origin and the host societies (e.g. from a legal standpoint or with regard
 s to normative orders\, the public-private relation\, gender relations etc
 .).\nBryan Turner will held the key-note-speech and Georg Stauth the final
  reflections.\nMore information in the cfp
URL:https://ceres.rub.de/en/events/soziologie_des_islam_2/
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