Ethnographies of Islam : ritual performances and everyday practices

Ethnographies of Islam : ritual performances and everyday practices /

Explores the impact of the ethnographic method on the representation of Islam in anthropology.. This comparative approach to the various uses of the ethnographic method in research about Islam in anthropology and other social sciences is particularly relevant in the current climate. Political discou...

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Other Authors: Dupret, Baudouin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2012.
Series:Exploring Muslim contexts.
Subjects:
Religious life > Islam.
Islam > Customs and practices.
Rites and ceremonies > Islamic countries.
Islam > Rituals.
Cultural pluralism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Muslim diaspora.
Muslims > Ethnic identity.
Islam and civil society.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Cultural pluralism > Religious aspects > Islam
Islam and civil society
Islam > Customs and practices
Islam > Rituals
Muslim diaspora
Muslims > Ethnic identity
Religious life > Islam
Rites and ceremonies
Islam.
Onderzoeksmethoden.
Islamic countries
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Summary:Explores the impact of the ethnographic method on the representation of Islam in anthropology.. This comparative approach to the various uses of the ethnographic method in research about Islam in anthropology and other social sciences is particularly relevant in the current climate. Political discourses and stereotypical media portrayals of Islam as a monolithic civilisation have prevented the emergence of cultural pluralism and individual freedom. Such discourses are countered by the contributors who show the diversity and plurality of Muslim societies and promote a reflection on how the ethnographic method allows the description, representation and analysis of the social and cultural complexity of Muslim societies in the discourse of anthropology. Key Features. shows the benefit of using ethnography as a method to engage with and relate to specific empirical realities includes case studies on rituals and symbols in Syria, Tunisia, Damascus, Algeria, Britain, Pakistan, Brazil and Lebanon covers practices such as veiling, students' religious practices, charitable activities, law, and scholarship in Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Yemen
Item Description:Published in association with the Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 202 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0748645519
9780748645510
9780748654796
0748654798

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