Tools

LEADER 02772cam 2200493Ia 4500

001 ocn800854520;

003 OCoLC;

005 20141212050608.0;

008 120411s2012 stka b 001 0 eng d;

020 a| 9780748645503 (hbk.);

020 a| 0748645500 (hbk.);

035 a| (Sirsi) 99951742120;

035 a| 99951742120;

035 a| (OCoLC)800854520;

050 4 a| GN641b| .E75 2012;

082 04 a| 305.6972| 23;

245 00 a| Ethnographies of Islam :b| ritual performances and everyday practices /c| edited by Badouin Dupret [and others].;

260 a| Edinburgh :b| Edinburgh University Press,c| 2012.;

300 a| vi, 202 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Exploring Muslim contexts;

520 a| 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.--provided by publisher.;

500 a| Published in association with the Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations--t.p.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 1 a| Part I : performing rituals -- Part II : contextualising interactions -- Part III : the ethnography of history.;

650 0 a| Religious lifex| Islam.=| ^A413845;

650 0 a| Islamx| Customs and practices.=| ^A268476;

650 0 a| Rites and ceremoniesz| Islamic countries.=| ^A33602;

650 0 a| Islamx| Rituals.=| ^A685107;

650 0 a| Pluralismx| Religious aspectsx| Islam.=| ^A27491;

650 0 a| Muslim diaspora.=| ^A718448;

650 0 a| Muslimsx| Ethnic identity.=| ^A17591;

650 0 a| Islam and civil society.=| ^A571748;

700 1 a| Dupret, Baudouin.=| ^A887650;

710 2 a| Aga Khan University.b| Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations.=| ^A1172313;

830 0 a| Exploring Muslim contexts.=| ^A1171422;

949 i| 30372013786865o| jjlm;

960 o| 1s| 96.00t| Joyner48u| JANTz| USD;

596 a| 1;

998 a| 3243672;

999 a| GN641 .E75 2012w| LCc| 1i| 30372013786865d| 12/16/2014e| 11/20/2014l| JGESm| JOYNERn| 1r| Ys| Yt| JGESBKu| 11/13/2013x| BOOKz| JSTACKSo| .STAFF. jjlm;

Ethnographies of Islam : ritual performances and everyday practices / edited by Badouin Dupret [and others].

Other author	Dupret, Baudouin.
Other author	Aga Khan University. Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
Description	vi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Religious life--Islam. Islam--Customs and practices. Rites and ceremonies--Islamic countries. Islam--Rituals. Pluralism--Religious aspects. --Islam. Muslim diaspora. Muslims--Ethnic identity. Islam and civil society.

Series	Exploring Muslim contexts Exploring Muslim contexts. ^A1171422
Incomplete content	Part I : performing rituals -- Part II : contextualising interactions -- Part III : the ethnography of history.
Abstract	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.--provided by publisher.
General note	Published in association with the Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations--t.p.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9780748645503 (hbk.)
ISBN	0748645500 (hbk.)

Availability

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	GN641 .E75 2012	✔ Available	Place Hold

Ethnographies of Islam : ritual performances and everyday practices / edited by Badouin Dupret [and others].

Click here for more information about this title

Availability