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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| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books ,
c2012
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| Online Access: | IG Publishing |
Table of Contents:
- 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