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Published 2023.
Religious and Identity Conversions to Islam: A Transatlantic Study of Spaniards and US Latinas examines how two groups with historical, cultural, and linguistic commonalities redefine their new religious identity and make sense of ...
Published 2023.
Religious and Identity Conversions to Islam: A Transatlantic Study of Spaniards and US Latinas examines how two groups with historical, cultural, and linguistic commonalities redefine their new religious identity and make sense of their conversion to Islam, not only as national groups but also, as Hispanos. In short, converts examine how history, culture, and language are utilized to make sense of their new religious identity and to legitimize their religious choices. History is then examined, one that is rooted in pre-colonized Spain, and not in colonizing Spain; culture is transformed by adopting new practices and omitting others; and language is strategized to redefine the new religious identity, which is carried out through loanwords, code-switching, transferences, and other linguistic strategies.
In short, this book represents the first transatlantic study of conversions to Islam among Spaniards and US Latinas through the study of history, culture, and language.
