Islamic Thought, Funerary Space and Urban Policies: the Case of Madrid

Abstract The consolidation of Islamic communities in our multi-cultural societies has transformed Muslims’ opinions regarding the role of Islam in Europe and, by extension their vision of Islam in the public space. This article describes how the religious tradition of funerary space and rites is still present in current Islamic thought, as well as in the social imaginaries of Muslim individuals and communities. Based on the case of funerary demands in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, this article studies the synergy of religious tradition and a subaltern class consciousness in the way the spatial question is approached.