The anthropology of Islam

• Main Author: Marranci, Gabriele.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2008.
• Subjects: Islam > Study and teaching.; Anthropology of religion > Islamic countries.; Islamic sociology.; Anthropology > Methodology.; Islam.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Islamic Studies.; Sociale aspecten.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess

"The Anthropology of Islam argues that Islam today needs to be studied as a living religion through the observation of everyday Muslim life. Drawing on extensive original fieldwork, Marranci provides provocative analyses of Islam and its relation to issues such as identities, politics, culture,...

Table of Contents:

• 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.