Sharing and Caring: Muslim Women Teaching Islam in Denmark
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Muslim women dedicate themselves to Islamic educational activities as an important aspect of their religious engagement, and pious Muslim Danish women are no exception. One important element of this engagement appears to be the sharing of the knowledge gained with younger generations. In this paper, I scrutinize this aspect of contemporary Danish Muslim piety, asking how and why Danish Muslim women ‘pass on’ knowledge to children. I show that this transmission should be seen as a way of caring for the children as part of the Muslim community, and that this way of caring appears especially important in a setting where Islam is practiced as a minority religion. At the same time, the sharing of knowledge should be perceived as a virtuous practice, given that it is an aspect of the women’s own efforts to live virtuous lives.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Tidsskrift for Islamforskning |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 39-61 |
ISSN | 1901-9580 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
- Faculty of Humanities
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