Major Socio-Political Factors That Impact on the Changing Role, Perception and Image of Imams among Dutch-Turkish Muslims.

摘要: Public debates in the Netherlands assume there is an inherent tension between traditional task of imam and his tasks secularized Dutch society. Studies effect age generation on religiosity report that intense religious changes are taking place among second-generation migrants. But direction this change interpreted differently by scholars. A majority scholars indicate migrants consider themselves more ‘Muslim’ concerned about sources authority. Other studies ongoing pattern secularization Muslims Europe less popular leadership In relation to findings my PhD study, contribution, I elaborate several factors shed some light possible reasons behind these different findings. These are, turn, lack language skills knowledge local culture, politization Diyanet’s institutional young immigrant identity. While discussing factors, evaluated their role formation public image imams. The results Dutch–Turkish Muslim communities not uniform. On one hand, educated interviewees spiritually oriented respondents, who generally criticize ignorance most imams irrelevance sermons Europe. other respondents strongly experience religiosity, do question authority minds positive retains its