ritual performances and everyday practices Dupret, Baudouin. text bibliography Electronic books. stk Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press ©2012 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (vi, 202 pages) : illustrations. This comparative approach to the various uses of the ethnographic method in research about Islam in anthropology and other social sciences is particularly relevant in the current climate. Political discourses and stereotypical media portrayals of Islam as a monolithic civilisation have prevented the emergence of cultural pluralism and individual freedom. Such discourses are countered by the contributors who show the diversity and plurality of Muslim societies and promote a reflection on how the ethnographic method allows the description, representation and analysis of the social and cultural complexity of Muslim societies in the discourse of anthropology.--provided by publisher. Part I. Performing rituals -- Part II. Contextualising interactions -- Part III. The ethnography of history. edited by Baudouin Dupret [and others]. Published in association with the Aga Khan University, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations. Includes bibliographical references and index. a------ f------ Religious life Islam Islam Customs and practices Rites and ceremonies Islamic countries Islam Rituals Cultural pluralism Religious aspects Islam Muslim diaspora Muslims Ethnic identity Islam and civil society RELIGION Islam General Cultural pluralism Religious aspects Islam Islam and civil society Islam Customs and practices Islam Rituals Muslim diaspora Muslims Ethnic identity Religious life Islam Rites and ceremonies Islamic countries SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies GN641 .E84 2012 305.697 Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2012 (DLC) 2012494442 (OCoLC)800854520 0748645519 9780748645510 22573/ctt342qmd JSTOR http://www.credoreference.com/book/edinburghemcethi http://site.ebrary.com/id/10657026 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctt3fgtj5 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=955653 http://www.credoreference.com/book/edinburghemcethi http://site.ebrary.com/id/10657026 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctt3fgtj5 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=955653 YDXCP 130225 20200709060332.0 ocn828494593 eng