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Conversion, Gender, Race A Comparative Study of Women Becoming Jewish, Christian, and Muslim in the Netherlands
By Lieke L. Schrijvers
Copyright 2026
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the intersections of religion, gender, sexuality and race in the everyday lives of female converts in the Netherlands. In a unique comparative approach, it is based on ethnographic research in Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities. What does it mean to join a religious community as a woman in a largely secularised country? How does gender impact processes of religious... Read more
Acknowledgements Introduction: Women’s Religious Self-Making in Secular Times 1. Conversion, Gender, Race: Concepts and Conversations 2. Women Becoming Jewish 3. Women Becoming Muslim 4. Women Becoming Christian 5. Women Becoming Religious: Differences and Similarities. Index
Biography
Lieke L. Schrijvers is a researcher at the School of Religion and Theology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands. As a trained anthropologist, her expertise is in the field of everyday religion with a particular focus on the intersections of religion, gender, sexuality and race.
