9 Ergebnisse.

This book examines a range of critical concepts that are central to a shift in the social sciences toward `pragmatic inquiry¿, reflecting a twenty-first century concern with particular problems and themes rather than grand theory.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Religions in Practice' offers a unique perspective on how people engage in everyday religious practices - such as prayer, sacrifice, initiation, and healing - by investigating broad-scale issues, such as transnationalism, gender, and religious laws.

In Blaming Islam, John Bowen uncovers the myths about Islam and Muslim integration into Western society, with a focus on the histories, policy, and rhetoric associated with Muslim immigration in Europe, the British experiment with sharia law for Muslim domestic disputes, and the claims of European and American writers that Islam threatens the West. Most important, he shows how exaggerated fears about Muslims misread history, misunderstand mult...

This powerful, accessible new study explores the contributions that anthropology has made to the study and understanding of Islam.

This new study presents Islam in ways that emphasise practices, from praying and learning to judging and political organising. Starting at the heart of Islam - revelation and learning in Arabic lands - Bowen shows how Muslims have adapted its texts and traditions to ideas and conditions in Asia, Africa and Europe.

Muslims currently struggle to reconcile radically different sets of social norms and laws (including those derived from Islam, as well as contemporary ideas about gender equality and law) in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country. John Bowen explores their struggle through archival and ethnographic research and interviews with national religious and legal figures. His book relates to debates in any society where people struggle...

This 2003 book looks at how Muslims in Indonesia struggle to reconcile radically different sets of social norms and laws.