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It is the early(ish) stages of my fieldwork among Hindus from Suriname living in the Netherlands. I am reluctantly attending […]
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In his book Rice Talks: Food and Community in a Vietnamese Town, anthropologist Nir Avieli brings to light the importance
The Anthropology of Islam Reader
Great dilemmas of selection, inclusion, and exclusion face the editor of an anthology of the anthropology of Islam. The papers
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On May 2nd, 49 men went on trial for the public murder of a young woman called Farkhunda in the
The Sound of Discord #AnthroIslam
The sound file you’re listening to is a recording of the muezzin’s evening call to prayer at the East London
The Edge of Islam
The Edge of Islam is an in-depth and nicely written ethnography about Giriama and Swahili ethnic groups and their identification
The Ethical Soundscape by Charles Hirschkind, Part 2/2!
Charles Hirschkind. The Ethical Soundscape: Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics. 288 pages, ISBN: 978-0-231-13819-2. First published in 2006, the ending
Leisurely Islam
Leisurely Islam seeks to offer a different perspective on youth culture in the Middle East. In their book on the
The Ethical Soundscape By Charles Hirschkind , Part 1/2!
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Muslim Networks #3!
This post represents the third and final installment of our special review section on Muslim Networks from Hajj to Hip Hop,