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EVROPSKO ISKUSTVO RADA IMAMA U DIJASPORI
EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE OF THE IMAM IN THE DIASPORA

Author(s): Mustafa Klanco
Subject(s): Islam studies, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini
Keywords: Imam; Working in diaspora; Europe; enviroment; Western Europe;

Summary/Abstract: The Muslim tradition distinguishes Sunni and Shia concept of imamah. The Sunni concept includes a number of different approaches varying from Arabic, Turkish to traditional Bosnian approach. The work of imam in the Muslim diaspora, like the one in the western European social and civilizational environment, requires expressive and special professional qualification. A number of special circumstances also have to be considered: the work leaves little time for the spiritual life; preservation of the Islamic identity in the Christian environment can be difficult;

  • Issue Year: 2003
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 56-61
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Bosnian
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