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Titre: Ethnographies of Islam
Condition: Neuf
EAN: 9780748645503
ISBN: 9780748645503
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Format: Relié
Date de publication: 2012-07-20
Item Height: 234
Item Length: 156.00
Poids: 460g
Contributeur: Paulo G. Pinto (Edited by), Thomas Pierret (Edited by), Kathryn Spellman-Poots (Edited by), Baudouin Dupret (Edited by)
Sujet: Anglais
Sous titres: Ritual Performances and Everyday Practices
Description: An exploration into the ways in which ethnography can create a greater understanding of Islam in particular social contexts 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
Pays/Région de fabrication: GB
Genre: Society & Culture
Série: Exploring Muslim Contexts
Sujet: Social Sciences
Auteur: Thomas Pierret
Année de publication: 2012

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