I’m just an Imam, not Superman”

Imams in Switzerland

Bibliographic Data

ID13061329
AuthorsHerman Schmid (0000-0002-3170-5244, University of Fribourg, corresponding author), Hansjorg Schmid (University of Fribourg)
Year2020
Volume9
Issue1
Pages64-95
Publication date2020-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Muslims in Europe (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2211-792X • E-ISSN: 2211-7954
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/22117954-12341408
OpenAlexW2997518152
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited26

Current debates on Islam in Europe often focus on imams as religious leaders and key figures in integration politics. Muslim associations undergoing processes of transformation and generational change have equally high expectations of imams. This article uses stakeholder theory to analyse the current situation of imams and draws on empirical material from Switzerland to illustrate both multi-faceted stakeholder claims and imams’ self-reflections on role conflicts they experience. It indicates that imams and Muslim associations tend to develop different coping strategies leading either to an enlarged profile for imams or to a differentiation of functions and professions in the social and religious fields

Coping (psychology · Islam · Political science · Politics · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Stakeholder · Superman · Theology · History · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development

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