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Metaphor in Religion and Spirituality
Edited by Stephen Pihlaja
[Metaphor and the Social World 7:1] 2017
► pp. 66–86

Not a holy father

Dutch Muslim teenagers’ metaphors for Allah

| Leiden University, The Netherlands
| Leiden University, The Netherlands
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Religious metaphor
  • 3.Case study: Dutch Muslim teenagers producing and responding to metaphors for Allah, Muslims and Islam
    • 3.1Method
      • 3.1.1Preparation and research questions
      • 3.1.2Participants
      • 3.1.3Materials and procedure
    • 3.2Metaphors produced by Dutch Muslim teenagers
      • 3.2.1Metaphors identifying Allah
      • 3.2.2Metaphors identifying Muslims
      • 3.2.3Metaphors reflecting the relationship between Allah and Muslims
      • 3.2.4Metaphors reflecting participants’ faith
    • 3.3Responses to biblical metaphors applied to Allah
      • 3.3.1Allah is a master
      • 3.3.2Allah is a king
      • 3.3.3Allah is a judge
      • 3.3.4Allah is a father
      • 3.3.5Allah is a husband
  • 4.Discussion and conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Primary texts
Published online: 20 July 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/msw.7.1.05dor
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