Islamic traditions of refuge in the crises of Iraq and Syria

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Islamic traditions of refuge in the crises of Iraq and Syria

Tahir Zaman

(Religion and global migrations)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

  • : Hardback
  • : softcover
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-219) and index

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Volume

: Hardback ISBN 9781137550057

Description

This book considers positions refugees take relative to the state, humanitarian actors and faith-based organisations in the humanitarian field. Attention is drawn to refugee agency as they negotiate circumstances of considerable constraint demonstrating relational dimensions of religious practice and experience.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Refuge in Religion and Migration 1. The Noble Sanctuary: Islamic Traditions of Refuge and Sanctuary 2. Sowing the Seeds of Displacement: Religion and Society in Ba'thist Iraq (1980-2003) 3. The Un-Mixing of Neighbourhoods: Iraq on the Eve of Displacement 4. Jockeying for Positions in the Humanitarian Field: Faith-based Humanitarianism in Syria 5. Home Sacred Home Epilogue: Syrian Sanctuary: Finding Continuities between the Iraqi and Syrian Displacement Crises
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: pbk ISBN 9781349564187

Description

This book considers positions refugees take relative to the state, humanitarian actors and faith-based organisations in the humanitarian field. Attention is drawn to refugee agency as they negotiate circumstances of considerable constraint demonstrating relational dimensions of religious practice and experience.

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