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Although Islam is not new to West Africa, new patterns of domestic economies, the promise of political liberalization, and the proliferation of new media have led to increased scrutiny of Islam in the public sphere. Dorothea E. Schulz shows how new media have created religious communities that are f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schulz, Dorothea Elisabeth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Islam > Africa, West.
Women in Islam > Africa, West.
Islam > Mali.
Women in Islam > Mali.
Islam > Afrique occidentale.
Femmes dans l'islam > Afrique occidentale.
Femmes dans l'islam > Mali.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Islam
Women in Islam
West Africa
Mali
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Although Islam is not new to West Africa, new patterns of domestic economies, the promise of political liberalization, and the proliferation of new media have led to increased scrutiny of Islam in the public sphere. Dorothea E. Schulz shows how new media have created religious communities that are far more publicly engaged than they were in the past. Muslims and New Media in West Africa expands ideas about religious life in West Africa, women's roles in religion, religion and popular culture, the meaning of religious experience in a charged environment, and how those who consume both religion.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 306 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:025300554X
9780253005540

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