The anthropology of Islam [[electronic resource] /] / Gabriele Marranci
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| Autore: |
Marranci Gabriele
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| Titolo: |
The anthropology of Islam [[electronic resource] /] / Gabriele Marranci
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 297.27 |
| 306.6/97 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Islam - Study and teaching |
| Anthropology of religion - Islamic countries | |
| Islamic sociology | |
| Anthropology - Methodology | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-172) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Islam: Beliefs, History and Rituals; CHAPTER 3 From Studying Islam to Studying Muslims; CHAPTER 4 Studying Muslims in the West: Before and After September 11; CHAPTER 5 From the Exotic to the Familiar: Anamneses of Fieldwork among Muslims; CHAPTER 6 Beyond the Stereotype: Challenges in Understanding Muslim Identities; CHAPTER 7 The Ummah Paradox; CHAPTER 8 The Dynamics of Gender in Islam; CHAPTER 9 Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The anthropology of Islam |
| ISBN: | 1-000-18340-8 |
| 1-003-08685-3 | |
| 1-4742-1562-9 | |
| 1-282-28612-9 | |
| 9786612286124 | |
| 1-84788-543-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910485653203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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