02872oam 22007333 450 991077796180332120080811154952.01-00-308685-31-000-19003-X1-000-18340-81-003-08685-31-4742-1562-91-282-28612-997866122861241-84788-543-8(CKB)1000000000764711(EBL)533064(OCoLC)503444835(SSID)ssj0000104087(PQKBManifestationID)11130396(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000104087(PQKBWorkID)10078042(PQKB)10563381(MiAaPQ)EBC452585(MiAaPQ)EBC533064(Au-PeEL)EBL533064(CaPaEBR)ebr10328943(CaONFJC)MIL228612(OCoLC)893334907(Au-PeEL)EBL452585(OCoLC)935268442(UtOrBLW)bpp09257539(EXLCZ)99100000000076471120071203d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe anthropology of Islam[electronic resource] /Gabriele MarranciOxford ;New York :Berg,2008.1 online resource (192 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84520-285-6 1-84520-284-8 Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-172) and index.Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Islam : beliefs, history, and rituals -- From studying Islam to studying Muslims -- Studying Muslims in the West : before and after September 11 -- From the exotic to the familiar : anamneses of fieldwork among Muslims -- Beyond the stereotype : challenges in understanding Muslim identities -- The ummah paradox -- The dynamics of gender in Islam -- Conclusion.Provides analyses of Islam and its relation to issues such as identities, politics, culture, power and gender. This book argues that Islam needs to be studied as a living religion through the observation of everyday Muslim life. It is useful for those interested in investigating the unsettled place of Islam in our multicultural society.IslamStudy and teachingAnthropology of religionIslamic countriesIslamic sociologyAnthropologyMethodologyIslamStudy and teaching.Anthropology of religionIslamic sociology.AnthropologyMethodology.306.6/97Marranci Gabriele800697UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910777961803321The anthropology of Islam3761810UNINA