Islam through objects
"Islam through Objects represents the state of the field of Islamic material cultural studies. With contributions from scholars of religion, anthropologists, art historians, folklorists, historians, and other disciplines, Anna Bigelow brings together a wide range of perspectives on Islamic mate...
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| Language: | English |
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Bloomsbury Academic
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Bloomsbury studies in material religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Islam
/ Material popular culture
/ Religious ethnology
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| Further subjects: | B
Material Culture
Religious aspects
Islam
B Material Culture (Islamic countries) B Islamic civilization B Conference program 2019 (Stanford, Calif) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "Islam through Objects represents the state of the field of Islamic material cultural studies. With contributions from scholars of religion, anthropologists, art historians, folklorists, historians, and other disciplines, Anna Bigelow brings together a wide range of perspectives on Islamic materiality to debunk myths of Islamic aversion to material aspects of religion. Each chapter focuses on a single object in daily use by Muslims - prayer beads, coins, amulets, a cistern well, clothing, jewellery, bodily and domestic adornments - to consider both generic and particular aspects of the object in question. These narratives will engage the reader by describing and analyzing each object in terms of its provenance, materials, uses, and history, as well as the broader history, variety and uses of the object in Islamic history and cultures. Temporal, regional, and sectarian variations in the styles, uses, and theological perspectives are also considered. Framed by an introduction that assesses the various approaches to Islamic material culture in recent scholarship, Islam through Objects provides a template for the study of religion and material culture, which engages current theory, subtle and nuanced narratives, and the creative and imaginal capacities of Muslims through history"-- |
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| Item Description: | ""Islam through Objects" was greatly facilitated by a workshop from December 6-8, 2019 at Stanford University ..." (Acknowledgements) Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 219-239 |
| ISBN: | 1350138304 |