Islam and Public Controversy in Europe #anthroislam
Nilüfer Göle, ed. Islam and Public Controversy in Europe. Farnham: Ashgate, 2013. 262 pages. ISBN: 978-1-472-41313-0 Nowadays Islam plays a pivotal role […]
The Public Sphere: Liberal Modernity, Catholicism, Islam by Armando Salvatore #anthroislam
Of Allegra’s excellent list of recent publications pertaining to Islam, The Public Sphere: Liberal Modernity, Catholicism, Islam is perhaps the
Islam and New Kinship by Morgan Clarke #anthroislam
Islam and New Kinship: A Nascent Horizon for the Relationship Between Science, Reproductive Technology, and Fiqh, by Morgan Clarke. ISBN
Ordinary Lives and Grand Schemes, An Anthropology of Everyday Religion – Edited by Samuli Schielke & Liza Debevec
The reviewed volume tackles the question of “how to account for the complex duality of religion as an everyday practice
The World Meets in the Indian Ocean – Moving from a Unilateral to a Multilateral Global Power
Book Review of Robert D. Kaplan’s “Monsoon. The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power“ Monsoon provides a very
Culture and Dignity: Dialogues between the Middle East and the West
Written in the aftermath of 9/11 and the subsequent invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, this collection of essays by anthropologist
How to Accept German Reparations
In her newest book review for Allegra Lab, Fiona Murphy follows the traces that anthropologist Susan Slyomovics draws between Holocaust
Almost Englishmen. Baghdadi Jews in Yangon
Introduction and Photographs by Judith Beyer, Book Review by Nina Johnen On an office desk in Yangon (Rangoon), the
Tobacco Capitalism
Introduction by Allegra’s Reviews Editor, Judith Beyer.  Two weeks ago, Human Rights Watch released a report entitled Tobacco’s Hidden
A conversation with Judith Beyer, Allegra’s new Reviews editor
Allegra is delighted to welcome on board Judith Beyer as a Review Editor! Judith is an anthropologist specializing in legal