Understanding Islam between Theology and Anthropology: Reflections on Geertz’s Islam Observed

There is a divergence between religion and its modes of application, or religion and religiosity. This essay provides a critical analysis of Clifford Geertz’s book Islam Observed and tries to attempt the question of whether Islam is better understood exclusively as a set of socially conditioned symb...

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Main Author: Tajdin, Mustapha (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Theology
B religious anthropology
B Islam
B Geertz
B popular theology
B Sufism
B marabouts
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