Islamic Environmentalism: Activism In The United States And Great Britain (routledge Advances In Sociology)

Islamic Environmentalism Examines Muslim Involvement In Environmentalism In The United States And Great Britain. The Book Focuses Upon Muslim Activists And Islamic Organizations That Approach Environmentalism As A Religious Duty: Offering Environmental Readings Of Islamic Scriptures, And Integrating Religious Ritual And Practice With Environmental Action. Honing In On The Insights Of Social Movement Theory, Hancock Predominantly Examines The Activism And Experience Of Muslims Involved In Environmentalism And Bases Her Research On Interviews With Activists In The United States And Great Britain. Indeed, The Reader Is First Provided With An Insightful Analysis Of The Ways In Which Muslim Activists Interpret And Present Environmentalism--diagnosing Causes Of Environmental Crises, Proposing Solutions, And Motivating Other Muslims Into Activism. This Is Followed By A Discussion Of The Importance Of Affective Ties, Emotion And Group Culture In Motivating And Sustaining Muslim Involvement In Environmental Activism. A Timely Volume Which Draws Attention To The Synthesis Of Political Activism And Religious Practice Amongst Muslim Environmentalists, This Book Will Be Of Interest To Undergraduates, Postgraduates And Postdoctoral Researchers Interested In Fields Such As Islamic Studies, Sociology Of Religion, Social Movement Theory And Environmental Studies. Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Preface 8 Acknowledgements 9 1 Introduction 10 Methodology 13 Social movement theory 15 Chapter outlines 21 Bibliography 24 2 The environmental movement: history, activism, and philosophy 28 The environmental movement: a brief history 28 Environmental philosophies 35 Religion and environmentalism 39 Bibliography 43 3 Islam: the context 47 Islam – the context 47 Muslims in the United States and Great Britain 50 Islamic activism and social movement theory 55 Bibliography 60 4 Muslims and environmentalism: the wider field 63 Environmentalism in Islamic scriptures 63 The environment in the Qur’ān 63 The environment in aḥādīth and Islamic jurisprudence 68 Muslims engage with environmentalism 70 Muslim intellectuals on Islamic environmentalism 70 Islamic environmental groups and projects 73 Bibliography 76 5 Framing in Islamic environmental organisations 78 What went wrong? Diagnosing environmental crises 79 How can we fix it? Finding solutions 89 Motivating activism 96 Islamic framing 99 Conclusion 104 Bibliography 105 6 Emotion and identity in Islamic environmentalism 108 Emotion 109 Reciprocal emotions 110 Shared emotions 114 Collective identity 117 Conclusion 126 Bibliography 127 7 Activism, moral practice, and religion 130 Religious movements and social movement studies 131 The moral nature of activism 135 Cooperative and contentious action 139 Religious practice as collective action 147 Conclusion 151 Bibliography 152 8 Conclusion 155 Evaluating Islamic environmentalism 159 The symbiotic relationship between Islamic faith and environmental activism 161 Bibliography 163 Appendix: Islamic environmental organisations 164 Index 168 Activism in the United States and Great Britain "Islamic Environmentalism examines Muslim involvement in environmentalism in the United States and Great Britain. The book focuses upon Muslim activists and Islamic organizations that approach environmentalism as a religious duty: offering environmental readings of Islamic scriptures, and integrating religious ritual and practice with environmental action.Honing in on the insights of social movement theory, Hancock predominantly examines the activism and experience of Muslims involved in environmentalism and bases her research on interviews with activists in the United States and Great Britain. Indeed, the reader is first provided with an insightful analysis of the ways in which Muslim activists interpret and present environmentalism--diagnosing causes of environmental crises, proposing solutions, and motivating other Muslims into activism. This is followed by a discussion of the importance of affective ties, emotion and group culture in motivating and sustaining Muslim involvement in environmental activism. A timely volume which draws attention to the synthesis of political activism and religious practice amongst Muslim environmentalists, this book will be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers interested in fields such as Islamic Studies, Sociology of Religion, Social Movement Theory and Environmental Studies. "--Provided by publisher Islamic Environmentalism Examines Muslim Involvement In Environmentalism In The United States And Great Britain. The Book Focuses Upon Muslim Activists And Islamic Organizations That Approach Environmentalism As A Religious Duty: Offering Environmental Readings Of Islamic Scriptures, And Integrating Religious Ritual And Practice With Environmental Action. Honing In On The Insights Of Social Movement Theory, Hancock Predominantly Examines The Activism And Experience Of Muslims Involved In Environmentalism And Bases Her Research On Interviews With Activists In The United States And Great Britain. Indeed, The Reader Is First Provided With An Insightful Analysis Of The Ways In Which Muslim Activists Interpret And Present Environmentalism-diagnosing Causes Of Environmental Crises, Proposing Solutions, And Motivating Other Muslims Into Activism. This Is Followed By A Discussion Of The Importance Of Affective Ties, Emotion And Group Culture In Motivating And Sustaining Muslim Involvement In Environmental Activism. Rosemary Hancock. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book examines Muslims engaged in environmental activism in the United States and Great Britain. Grounded in the insights of social movement theory and based on research interviews, the book examines Muslim activists who interpret Islam through an environmental lens and view their environmental activism as a religious duty.