Ahmadiyya Islam and the Muslim Diaspora - Living At the End of Days

This book is a study of the UK-based Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the context of the twentieth-century South Asian diaspora.

List of contents

1 Sameness and Difference: Situating the Ahmadis; 2 Ceremonial Occasions: Repetition and Time; 3 Enchantment and the Ethic of Brotherhood: Dreams and the Charismatic Organization; 4 Asylum and the Ahmadi Diaspora; 5 Home from Home: Mosque Building and Urban Planning in a Global City

About the author

Marzia Balzani is Research Professor of Anthropology at New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Summary

This book is a study of the UK-based Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the context of the twentieth-century South Asian diaspora.

Product details

• Authors: Marzia Balzani, Marzia (New York University Balzani, Balzani Marzia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.02.2020
• EAN: 9781138715851
• ISBN: 978-1-138-71585-1
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia ASAA South Asian Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Islam, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Islamic Studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities