New Anthropology of Islam

Name: New Anthropology of Islam
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ISBN: 9780521529785

ISBN-10: 0521529786

ISBN-13: 9780521529785

Edition: 2012

Authors: John R. Bowen

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In this powerful but accessible new study John Bowen draws on a full range of work in social anthropology to present Islam in ways that emphasise its constitutive practices, from praying and learning to judging and political organising. Starting at the heart of Islam – revelation and learning in Arabic lands – Bowen shows how Muslims have adapted Islamic texts and traditions to ideas and conditions in the societies in which they live. Returning to key case studies in Indonesia, Africa, Pakistan and Western Europe to explore each major domain of Islamic religious and social life, Bowen also considers the theoretical advances in social anthropology that have come out of the study of Islam. A…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/2/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 230
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.90" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




How to think about religions - Islam, for example



Learning



Perfecting piety through worship



Reshaping sacrifice



Healing and praying



Pious organizing



Judging



Migrating and adapting



Mobilizing