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This edited book provides a much-needed update on the field of Islamic Studies in Australia, which has come a long way since the pioneering work of both Riaz Hassan and Gary Bouma to whom this volume is indebted. By highlighting the richness of the contributions of Muslim Australians in diverse areas such as art, literature, architecture and popular culture, alongside the more standard sociological contributions on the ongoing challenges, this book will inspire researchers to look beyond the hackneyed notions of conflict, difference and fear, and seek to tell stories that glimpse behind the curtain and give insight into the Australian Muslim ‘backstage’ experience.
This edited book provides a much-needed update on the field of Islamic Studies in Australia, which has come a long way since the pioneering work of both Riaz Hassan and Gary Bouma to whom this volume is indebted. By highlighting the richness of the contributions of Muslim Australians in diverse a...
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Adam Possamai FASSA is Professor of Sociology at the School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University. His latest book is The Sociology of Shari’a. Case Studies from Around the World. Second edition (edited with Bryan Turner and James Richardson, Springer, 2023).
David Tittensor is Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Aisa Institute in the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne. He is co-author of Religion and Change in Australia (with Adam Possamai, Routledge, 2022).
David Tittensor is Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Aisa Institute in the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne. He is co-author of Religion and Change in Australia (with Adam Possamai, Routledge, 2022).
Adam Possamai FASSA is Professor of Sociology at the School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University. His latest book is The Sociology of Shari’a. Case Studies from Around the World. Second edition (edited with Bryan Turner and James Richardson, Springer, 2023).
David Tittensor is Senior L...
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