ABSTRACT
As Islam’s visibility in global society increases, Muslim populations grow, and Muslim countries compete to take up positions at the heart of global sport, the interplay between sport and Islam becomes ever more illuminating. Sport in Islam and in Muslim Communities is the first book to analyse this relationship through a pluralist lens, exploring the questions it raises about contemporary Islam, globalisation, and the challenges faced by (in particular young) Muslims in negotiating their place in global society.
With contributions from Muslim and non-Muslim authors, the book approaches an array of contemporary issues, from the role of sport in gender, youth and political identities in Islam and Muslim societies to sport policy in Muslim countries, sport’s role among Muslim minorities and sport marketing’s relationship to Muslim cultures.
Drawing on sociology, anthropology, political science, Islamic studies and sport studies, Sport in Islam and in Muslim Communities not only examines the significance of sport in Islam, but helps to draw wider conclusions on religious identity in sporting settings and the interplay between sport, gender, political ideology and consumer culture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |9 pages
Introduction
part I|20 pages
Understanding sport in Islam
part II|69 pages
Gender, body and culture
chapter 5|15 pages
Women, Islamic feminism and children-only soccer in Erdoğan's Turkey
chapter 6|19 pages
Football, war and masculinities on the Palestinian, Gaza Strip
part III|56 pages
Sport and politics of identity
chapter 7|10 pages
Sport and political transition in Tunisia
chapter 8|11 pages
Contestations and dichotomies concerning women's bodies and sports in contemporary Turkey
chapter 9|17 pages
The influence of the Nation of Islam and Islam on British-Muslim ex-offenders
part IV|62 pages
Sport development and sport for development
chapter 11|17 pages
Sport and integration discourse in Norway
part |13 pages
Conclusion