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| Frank Peter 01 September 2003 - 01 September 2005 Frank Peter has studied Modern History and Islamic Studies in Hamburg, Germany, and then continued his training in Middle Eastern History and Arabic in Aix-en-Provence, France. His Ph.D. dissertation was concerned with the social and economic history of late Ottoman and interwar Syria. Currently, he is engaged in research on imams in France. Religious Authorities in French Islam: A Case Study of ‘Imams’ in the Union of Islamic Organizations in France The research project examines the training and the profession of imams in France, focusing on seminaries established by the Union of Islamic Organizations in France and their graduates. The creation and expansion of training facilities for imams in France is often seen as a key element in the further development of France’s Muslim communities. However, the professional profile of these imams, indeed of French imams in general, is still often unclear. This project will focus on imams as bearers of a religious tradition. It will examine the constitution and the often-assumed specificity of French-trained imams by analysing their training and work in this domain. Selected Publications 'Dismemberment of empire and reconstitution of the regional space: Damascus' industries between 1918 and 1946', in Nadine Méouchy and Peter Sluglett (eds.), The French and British Mandates in comparative perspective, Brill, Leiden, (forthcoming). "Individualization and Religious Authority in Western European Islam". Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations. 17, 1 (January 2006). 105-118. Thériault, Barbara and Frank Peter: "Introduction: Islam and the Dynamics of European National Societies". Journal of Contemporary European Studies. 13,3 (December 2005). 261-266. “Les 'bonnes affaires' de la modernisation: les sociétés anonymes et l'industrialisation en Syrie, 1908-1946”, in Nadine Méouchy (ed.), France, Syrie et Liban, 1918-1946-Les ambiguïtés et les dynamiques de la relation mandataire, IFEAD, Damascus, 2002, :235-57. |
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