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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Conversion to Twelver Shi‘ism among American and Canadian women
Contributor:
Inloes, Amina;
Takim, Liyakat
Published:
SAGE Publications, 2014
Published in:
Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 43 (2014) 1, Seite 3-24
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1177/0008429813496100
ISSN:
0008-4298;
2042-0587
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
Little research has been done on Western women who convert to Shi‘i Islam. To fill this gap, this study was conducted on American and Canadian women who have converted to Shi‘i Islam. Most of the research subjects in this study reported a moderate to severe sense of social marginalization after conversion. This marginalization resulted from membership in multiple minority groups (Shi‘i, Muslim, convert, and female); Black converts reported the most severe sense of marginalization due to the added pressure of being a racial minority in North America. Most of the research subjects also experienced a sense of social exclusion from other Shi‘i Muslims. Therefore, the question arises as to why these women continued to adhere to Shi‘i Islam despite these difficulties. This article will attempt to answer this question through an analysis of the data provided by the research subjects.