Roberto Tottoli is a professor of Islamic studies at the Universita di Napoli L'Orientale, Italy. His fields of interest are early Islamic traditions and literature and the Qur'an in European history. His recent publications include Islam: An Advanced Introduction (Routledge, 2021).

Introduction: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Issues for a Global Umma by Roberto Tottoli Part 1. History 1.1 Medieval steps 1. al-Andalus and the West, by Alejandro Garcia Sanjuan 2. Muslims in Medieval Sicily and Southern Itally, by Richard Engl and Theresa Jäckh 1.2 Towards modern and contemporary age 3. The converted Muslims of Spain: Morisco cultural resistance and engagement with Islamic knowledge (1502-1610), by Mercedes Garcia Arenal 4. The Muslims in southeastern Europe: from Ottoman subjects to European citizens, by Nathalie Clayer 5. Muslims in Christian-ruled Europe, 15th-19th centuries, by David do Paço 6. Islam in America: the beginnings, by Kambiz Ghanea-Bassiri 1.3 The 20th century 7. Transformations in "Muslim" claims and collective mobilization efforts in Western Europe, by Ghaliya Djelloul and Brigitte Maréchal 8. Black Muslims, by Herbert Berg 9. Muslim American Community Organizations From the Civil Rights Era to the Early 21st Century, by Kathleen Moore 10. Islam in Mexico and Central America, by Mark Lindley-Highfield of Ballumbie Castle 11. Islam and Muslims in Southern America, by Paulo Pinto Part 2. Culture 2.1 Identity/Identities 12. Emergence of Western Muslim identity: factors, agents, and discourses, by Adis Duderija 13. Islam in Diaspora: the Australian case. by Halim Rane 14. The multicultural idea and Western Muslims, by Anna Triandafyllidou 15. Islamic sectarianism in the West, by Liyakat Takim 2.2 New Muslim actors 16. Sufi Western Islam: the Muslim Latin American Landscape, by Silvia Montenegro 17. Western Salafism: Socialization, Politicization and Globalization, by Mohamed-Ali Adraoui 18. Conversion to Islam in modern Western Europe and the United States, by Patrick Bowen 19. Islamic Knowledge in Europe: Where does it come from? Transformation as a structural condition, by Stefano Allievi 20. Islam, universal Sufism, counterculture movements and traditional Sufi networks, by Francesco Alfonso Leccese 2.3 Institutions 21. Shari'a Courts and Councils in the West, by Adam Possamai and Ashleigh Barbe-Winter 22. The European Council for Fatwa and Research: Ideology, Methodology, and Impact, by Uriya Shavit 23. The American ¿Ulama' and the public sphere, by Timur Yuskaev and Hervey Stark 24. Islamic education in the West, by Jenny Berglund 25. The Political Integration of Muslims in Western Politics, by Eren Tatari and Nicole Dunn 2.4 Landscapes and arts 26. Muslim art and architecture in the West, by Eric Roose 27. Muslims and Popular Culture in the United States, by Hussein Rashid 28. A new Muslim youth culture, by Pam Nilan 29. Muslim Material Culture: Western perspectives and global markets, by Johan Fischer 2.5 Dynamics and Relations 30. Western Islamofobia: the origins of a concept, by Sindre Bangstad 31. Ethical questions in Western Islamic experience, by Francesca Forte 32. Gender, feminism, and critique in American Muslim thought, by Julianne Hammer and Micah A. Hughes 33. Development and perspectives of Islamic economics in the West: Banking and finance, by Gian Maria Piccinelli