"Many Spaniards in Spain and US latinos in the US convert to Islam each year, becoming one of the social groups that faces the most stigma. The visibility of a dress code, and a lifestyle that contrasts with the cultural value system of the West, make them a target for stereotyping, discrimination and islamophobia. The testimonies and voices of the participants of this ethnographic study show that conversion is not a past event but a daily commitment. This monograph (in Spanish) examines how two groups with historical, cultural and linguistic commonalities redefine their new religious identity and make sense of a religion, not only as national groups but also as Hispanos. History is examined - one that is rooted in pre-colonialist Spain and Al-Andalus. Language represents one of the similarities between Spaniards and US latinos (whether they speak it, or by heritage), and this book examines how the role that language (L1 and/or L2) but also L3 (Arabic for most of the converts) have impacted religious identity for these specific groups, which is carried out through loanwords but also through codeswitching, transferences, and other linguistic strategies"--
Religious and Identity Conversions to Islam: A Transatlantic Study of Spaniards and US latinos examines how two groups with historical, cultural, and linguistic commonalities redefine their new religious identity and make sense of their conversion to Islam, not only as national groups but also, as Hispanos. In short, converts examine how history, culture, and language are utilized to make sense of their new religious identity and to legitimize their religious choices. History is then examined, one that is rooted in pre-colonized Spain, and not in colonizing Spain; culture is transformed by adopting new practices and omitting others; and language is strategized to redefine the new religious identity , which is carried out through loanwords, code-switching, transferences and other linguistic strategies. In short, this book represents the first transatlantic study of conversions to Islam among Spaniards and US latinos through the study of history, culture and language.
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