Dissertation/ Thesis
MAINTAINING AND MODIFYING IDENTITY: AN EXPLORATION OF MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN INVERNESS, SCOTLAND
| العنوان: | MAINTAINING AND MODIFYING IDENTITY: AN EXPLORATION OF MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN INVERNESS, SCOTLAND |
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| المؤلفون: | Salnikova, Marina |
| بيانات النشر: | Miami University / OhioLINK, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| المجموعة: | Ohiolink ETDs |
| Original Material: | http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1527522213461657 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Geography, Muslims, identity, ethnicity, Scotland, immigration, shared places |
| الوصف: | Each generation of immigrants has its own issues; for example, how to maintain already constructed identities among first generation immigrants and how to construct identities of the second generation of immigrants, who often see themselves as a part of both their parents’ and their own world. This thesis examines how Muslim immigrants in a small city maintain and modify some aspects of their religious and cultural identities. I interviewed both first and second generation of Muslim immigrants in Inverness, Scotland. I argue that Muslim immigrants use shared spaces, such as Inverness Masjid as a site where they can renegotiate their Muslim identity. I found that the size of the city does not affect daily Muslim practices and it does not affect their ability to maintain Muslim identity. Additionally, my data supports previous studies in the field that, for both first and second generations of Muslim immigrants, religious identity is more important than their ethnic heritage. Additionally, I argue that the identity of the first generation can be modified by a new place of living and Muslim immigrants, both first and second generations, use specific places in the process of identity change and maintenance. |
| Original Identifier: | oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:miami1527522213461657 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Text |
| اللغة: | English |
| الاتاحة: | http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1527522213461657 |
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