| A New Anthropology of Islam Contributor(s): Bowen, John R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521529786 ISBN-13: 9780521529785 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 306.697 |
| LCCN: 2012010632 |
| Series: New Departures in Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 in Arabic lands - Bowen shows how Muslims have adapted Islamic texts and traditions to ideas and conditions in the societies in which they live. Returning to key case studies in Indonesia, Africa, Pakistan and Western Europe to explore each major domain of Islamic religious and social life, Bowen also considers the theoretical advances in social anthropology that have come out of the study of Islam. A New Anthropology of Islam is essential reading for all those interested in the study of Islam and for those following new developments in the discipline of anthropology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bowen, John R.: - John R. Bowen is the Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor in Arts and Sciences, Washington University, St Louis. His fieldwork in Indonesia, France and England, on topics ranging from poetics and political history to civil law reasoning and everyday forms of Islam, has spanned over thirty years. He has published widely on his research interests, and his Islam, Law and Equality in Indonesia (Cambridge, 2003) won the prize for best work from the Law and Society Association. |