Living Islam - Muslim Religious Experience in Pakistan''s North-West Frontier

Informationen zum Autor Magnus Marsden is Lecturer on the anthropology of Islam, as well as on religion and politics in Pakistan, at the University of Cambridge. Klappentext Marsden's 2005 book is a powerful contribution to the understanding of religion in the Muslim societies of southern Asia and beyond. Zusammenfassung What does it mean to be a good Muslim? Magnus Marsden challenges the assumption that Muslims in northern Pakistan unthinkingly support the teachings of radical Islamist movements. In this extraordinary insider account! first published in 2005! he documents how Chitral Muslims practise their religion through a complex interaction between mind and spirit. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Rowshan: Chitral village life; 3. Emotions upside-down: affection and Islam; 4. The play of the mind: debating village Muslims; 5. Mahfils and musicians: new Muslims in Markaz; 6. Rowshan's amulet making ulama; 7. To eat or not to eat: Ismai'lis and Sunnis in Rowshan; 8. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Magnus Marsden, Magnus (University of Cambridge) Marsden
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2005
• EAN: 9780521852234
• ISBN: 978-0-521-85223-4
• No. of pages: 314
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)