Aesthetics of Muslim-ness: Art and the Formation of Muslim Identity Politics
The paper explores two opposing yet simultaneous forces of aesthetics as transformative and constitutive force of Muslim identity politics, religiosity and cultural style in Cape Town The ethnography focuses on Muslim artists in Cape Town, namely Thania Petersen and twin brothers Hasan and Husain Es...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2018]
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Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2018, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 185-203 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cape Town
/ Muslim
/ Religious identity
/ Religious art
/ Esthetics of religion
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Authenticity
B Aesthetic B Transformation B Islam B discursive tradition B Identity Politics B Performance B Species B Muslim |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |