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Title: Maltese converts to Islam : identity formation and perception of self in relation to Maltese society and the community at the mosque
Authors: Woolner, Wendy (2002)
Keywords: Conversion -- Islam
Muslim converts -- Malta
Group identity -- Malta
Identification (Religion)
Self-perception -- Malta
Issue Date: 2002
Citation: Woolner, W. (2002). Maltese converts to Islam: identity formation and perception of self in relation to Maltese society and the community at the mosque (Bachelor's dissertation).
Abstract: The present study aims at giving an insight into the lives of Maltese individuals' reasons and motifs for converting to Islam together with an understanding of the external influences affecting their conversion and the social significance of their decision. Malta, being a non-Islamic country introduces certain perceptions and influences on the concept of Islam. As Muslims residing in Malta, they have had to succumb to these external forces which have not only contributed to shaping their vision of Islam but also affected their lives as Maltese Muslims. The study deals mainly with the discourse of four Maltese Muslims who are deeply involved in their religion. Thus the study explores the position of Maltese Muslims within the mosque community as well as their social status in Malta as a whole. The constant shifting social boundaries between 'Malteseness' and Muslim are contradictory issues which emerge in the type of narrative engaged into by the four Maltese converts. This in return shapes their conceptualisation of self, attributing to them an identity which is distinct yet continuous in the relation to Maltese society. '
Description: B.A.(HONS)ANTHROPOLOGY
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/79139
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