Encounters with Islam : studies in the anthropology of Muslim cultures / Lawrence Rosen.

Author/creator Rosen, Lawrence, 1941- author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Copyright Date©2023
Descriptionxii, 198 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: Theme and Variation in the Encounter of Cultures -- Part I. Expressive -- 1. Choice and Chaos: The Social Meaning of an Islamic Art Form -- Part II. Legal: 2. Tribal Law as Islamic Law -- 3. The Meaning of the Gift -- 4. Islam and the Rule of Law -- Part III. Political: 5. Anthropological Assumptions and the Afghan War -- 6. Aging Out? Youth in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring -- 7. Missionaries and Muslims: Moroccan Engagement with the Western Other -- Part IV. Critical: 8. Clifford Geertz, Observing Islam -- 9. Edward Said's Unfinished Critique: Orientalism Revisited -- Envoi -- Bibliography.
Abstract "Exploring political, economic, and social encounters within and with the Muslim world across the eras, Lawrence Rosen develops a vibrant, nuanced portrait of the Islamic world that challenges existing stereotypes. Using a diverse range of illustrative case studies, Rosen draws previously unseen linkages across time, regions, and cultures"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Rosen, Lawrence, 1941- Encounters with Islam 1. NEW YORK : CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2023 9781009389013
LCCN 2023008001
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