A new anthropology of Islam /

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"In this powerful but accessible new study John Bowen draws on a full range of work in social anthropology to present Islam in ways that emphasise its constitutive practices, from praying and learning to judging and political organising. Starting at the heart of Islam - revelation and learning...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bowen, John R. (John Richard), 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Series:New departures in anthropology.
Subjects:
Islamic sociology.
Islam > Social aspects.
Islam and culture.
Anthropology of religion > Islamic countries.
Sociologie religieuse > Islam.
Islam > Aspect social.
Islam et civilisation.
Anthropologie religieuse > Pays musulmans.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Islamic Studies.
Islamic sociology
Anthropology of religion
Islam and culture
Islam > Social aspects
Islam
Religionsethnologie
Islam.
Antropologische aspecten.
Islam > sociologiska aspekter.
Religion > antropologi.
Islamic countries
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. How to think about religions-- Islam, for example
  • 2. Learning
  • 3. Perfecting piety through worship
  • 4. Reshaping sacrifice
  • 5. Healing and praying
  • 6. Pious organizing
  • 7. Judging
  • 8. Migrating and adapting
  • 9. Mobilizing.

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