Knowledge, Authority and Change in Islamic Societies: Studies in Honor of Dale F. Eickelman
Senior scholars of Islamic studies and the anthropology of Islam gather in this volume to pay tribute to one of the giants of the field, Dale F. Eickelman.
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Boston
BRILL
2021
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| Dans: | Année: 2021 |
| Collection/Revue: | Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia Ser.
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
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| Édition parallèle: | Erscheint auch als: 9789004439528 |
| Résumé: | Senior scholars of Islamic studies and the anthropology of Islam gather in this volume to pay tribute to one of the giants of the field, Dale F. Eickelman. Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Figures and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Dale Eickelman on Knowledge, Authority and Change -- 1 Knowledge -- 2 Authority -- 3 Change -- References -- Part 1 Knowledge -- Chapter 1 An Anthropologist's "Day in (Rabbinical) Court" in Late Ottoman Tripoli -- 1 Hacohen and the Beit Din in Tripoli -- 2 The Second Life of Higgid Mordecai -- References -- Chapter 2 Islamic Education in Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century India -- 1 Practices, Institutions, Traditions -- 2 The Transregional and the Local -- 3 Rival Traditions: Competition and Confluence -- References -- Chapter 3 Interpretive Anthropology and Islam in Morocco: A Comparison between Geertz and Eickelman -- 1 The Theoretical Framework: The Weberian Theory on the Interaction between Cultural Systems and Religious Beliefs -- 2 Connecting Historical and Social Structure -- 3 Islam in Morocco according to Geertz and Eickelman -- 4 Geertz and Eickelman: Areas of Similarity and Difference -- 4.1 Areas of Similarity: Methodology and General Conclusions -- 4.2 Areas of Difference: Writing Style and Categorization -- References -- Chapter 4 Out of Sight in Morocco, or How to See the Jinn in the Modern-day Museum -- 1 How to See in Museums -- 2 Islamic Visuality -- 3 Islamic Visuality and the World of the Unseen -- 4 Dis/appearing Jinn -- 5 Glass Boxes -- 6 Linear Perspective -- 7 Bigger Boxes -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Part 2 Authority -- Chapter 5 Rethinking New Media in the Public Sphere: Beyond the Freedom Paradox -- 1 The Problem with Internet Media -- 2 How the Internet Is Interactive -- 3 The Social Life of Information -- 4 Intermediate Conclusions: How Do New Media Expand the Public Sphere? -- References. |
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| ISBN: | 9004443347 |