Islamic rituals in diaspora: muslim communities in Catalonia

• Autores: Marta Alonso Cabré, Khalid Ghali, Alberto López Bargados, Jordi Moreras Palenzuela, Ariadna Solé
• Localización: Revista d'etnologia de Catalunya, ISSN 1132-6581, Nº. 40, 2015, págs. 40-46
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This article analyses Islamic rituals in Catalonia (Spain), such as Ramadan�s fasting or the Feast of the Sacrifice (Id al-Adha). In a context of diaspora, these rituals tend to be redefined and recontextualised, as collective ritual expressions that reflect how Muslims try to find its place in European societies.

    According to Baumann (1992), we want to stress the connective component included in these rituals to embrace people and issues that do not nominally belong to the group. Inside plural societies, the expression of rituals is part of the search for public recognition.