TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marranci,Gabriele
TI  - The anthropology of Islam
SN  - 1845202848
AV  - BP42 .M37 2008
U1  - 306.697 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Berg
KW  - Islam
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Anthropology of religion
KW  - Islamic countries
KW  - Islamic sociology
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Methodology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-172) and index; 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
N2  - "An increasing number of people have questions about Islam and Muslims. But how can we approach and study Islam after September 11th? Which is the best methodology to understand an Islam that is changing in a globalized world? 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, power and gender. The Anthropology of Islam is unprecedented in its innovative and challenging discussion about fieldwork among Muslims, and its ethnographically based interpretations of contemporary aspects of Islam in a post-September 11th society. The book will appeal to those in anthropology and beyond who see and are interested in investigating the unsettled place of Islam in our multicultural society."--Publisher description
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007049376-b.html
ER  -