Islam Obscured The Rhetoric of Anthropological Representation
| Author/creator | Varisco, Daniel Martin Author |
| Other author | Varisco, Daniel Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Palgrave Macmillan Gordonsville : Macmillan [Distributor] |
| Description | 240 p. 08.800 x 05.080 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Contemporary Anthropology of Religion Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation <i>Islam Obscured</i> analyzes four seminal anthropology texts on Muslims that have been read widely outside the discipline. Two are by distinguished anthropologists:<i>Islam Observed</i> (Clifford Geertz, 1968) and<i>Muslim Society</i> (Ernest Gellner, 1981). Two other texts are by Muslim scholars:<i>Beyond the Veil</i> (Fatima Mernissi, 1975) and<i>Discovering Islam</i> (Akbar Ahmed, 1988). Varisco argues that each of these approaches Islam as an essentialized organic unity rather than letting "islams" found in the field speak to the diversity of practice. He sheds light on Islam as a cultural phenomenon, representation of the other, Muslim gender roles, politics of ethnographic authority, and Orientalist discourse. Varisco's analysis goes beyond the rhetoric over what Islam is, focusing instead on ethnographic research about what Muslims say they do and actually are observed doing.<br> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004050514 |
| ISBN | 9781403967732 |
| ISBN | 1403967733 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781403967732 |
| Stock number | 00676990 |
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