Acknowledgments
This book is based on the PhD dissertation with the same name, successfully defended at Aarhus University, department of anthropology, the 29th of November 2019. I wish to thank once again all those close to me during my three years in Denmark, enriching my journey with their blessings, criticism, and friendship. My deepest gratitude to Lene Kühle for her consistently wise and open-minded supervision, and Cameron Warner for his straight talk and enthusiasm. To Anders-Christian Jacobsen, for his kind support. To the excellent defense committee, for the engaging dialogues, their constructive feedback, and encouragement: Jørgen Nielsen, Nadia Fadil, and in particular Christian Suhr, for his passion and valuable feedback. My gratitude also goes to all my Muslim interlocutors, for the edifying conversations, the earnestness, the invaluable lessons, the trust. To all those who have been willing to read, listen, and speak frankly throughout the research period. To my ex-fellow Early Stage Researchers, for the engaging conversations and friendship: Renze, Kristian, Giovanni, Valeria, Morten, Joshua, Michael, Ilaria, Karen, Laurel, Andrea, Elisa B, Elisa Z, Sara. To the PhD and Postdoc students at the anthropology, religious studies, and theology departments of Aarhus University, for the company, laughs, and commiseration. I am grateful for those among my family and friends who supported me up to this point with their optimism and encouragement, and most of all for Nanna Sandager Kisby, who kept me sane and loving throughout the years.