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The anthropology of Islam /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marranci, Gabriele
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2008.
Subjects:
Islam > Study and teaching.
Anthropology of religion > Islamic countries.
Islamic sociology.
Anthropology > Methodology.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents only
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.