Islam Obscured: The Rhetoric of Anthropological Representation
(Part of the Contemporary Anthropology of Religion Series)
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Ethnographers have observed Muslims nearly everywhere Islam is practiced. This study analyzes four seminal texts that have been read widely outside anthropology. Two are by distinguished anthropologists on either side of the Atlantic, Islam Observed (by Clifford Geertz in 1968) and Muslim Society (by Ernest Gellner in 1981). Two other texts are by Muslim scholars, Beyond the Veil (Fatima Mernissi in 1975) and Discovering Islam (by Akbar Ahmed in 1988)...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1403967733
ISBN13:9781403967732
Release Date:March 2005
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:226 Pages
Weight:0.64 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.3" x 8.3"
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