Conservative Islam [ a cultural anthropology

"This book analyzes the salient charactertistics of Islam and contemporary Muslim society from the perspective of traditional cultural anthropology. Gender issues, the headscarf and veiling, alcohol and pork prohibition, the taboo on satirizing religious contents, violence and jihad, attitudes...

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Main Author: Kolig, Erich (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books , c2012
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Online Access:IG Publishing

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505 0 |a 1. United in plurality -- 2. Islamic law -- 3. Islamic commensality -- 4. Vexing questions about gender relations and women -- 5. Sartorial conundrums -- 6. The intellectual ingredient of freedom and levity -- 7. Islamic politics and leadership -- 8. Sacred violence, martyrs, and secret societies 
520 |a "This book analyzes the salient charactertistics of Islam and contemporary Muslim society from the perspective of traditional cultural anthropology. Gender issues, the headscarf and veiling, alcohol and pork prohibition, the taboo on satirizing religious contents, violence and jihad, attitudes toward rationalism and modernity, and other important issues that emanate from Islamic doctrine are discursively highlighted as to their origins, symbolic meanings, and importance in the modern world. By highlighting socio-cultural configurations, the universalsthey represent, the circumstances of their creation, and their semiotic meaning, the author helps the reader understand Islam in the modern world."--Back cover 
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