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Muslims through Discourse : Religion and Ritual in Gayo Society /

In this rich account of a Muslim society in highland Sumatra, Indonesia, John Bowen describes how men and women debate among themselves ideas of what Islam is and should be--as it pertains to all areas of their lives, from work to worship. Whereas many previous anthropological studies have concentra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bowen, John R. (John Richard), 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1993.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART 1. A GENEALOGY OF DIVERGENT UNDERSTANDINGS: 1. Introduction ; 2. Religious disputes in Takengen ; 3. Islamic knowledge in the Highlands, 1900-1990
  • PART 2. POWERFUL SPEECH AND SPIRIT TRANSACTIONS: 4. Spells, prayer, and the power of words ; 5. The source of human powers in history ; 6. The healer's struggle ; 7. Exorcism and accountability ; 8. Farming, ancestors, and the sacred landscape ; 9. Adam and Eve's children
  • PART 3. NEGOTIATING PUBLIC RITUALS: 10. Transacting through food: The Kenduri and its critics ; 11. Speaking for the dead ; 12. Sacrifice, merit, and self-interest ; 13. Worship and public life ; 14. The social forms of religious change.