A New Anthropology of Islam

by John R. Bowen

Book Overview

In this powerful but accessible new study John Bowen draws on a full range of work in social anthropology to present Islam in ways that emphasise its constitutive 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 Islamic texts and traditions to ideas and conditions in the societies in which they live. Returning to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521822823
• ISBN13: 9780521822824
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"