Everyday Conversions - Islam, Domestic Work, and South Asian Migrant Women in Kuwait

Informationen zum Autor Attiya Ahmad Klappentext Attiya Ahmad is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at The George Washington University. Zusammenfassung Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments  ix Introduction. Everyday Conversions  1 1. Temporariness  37 2. Suspension  67 3. Naram  101 4. Housetalk  124 5. Fitra  157 Epilogue. Ongoing Conversions  191 Appendix 1. Notes on Fieldwork  201 Appendix 2. Interlocutors' Names and Connections to One Another  207 Glossary  211 Notes  219 References  245 Index  265

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Attiya Ahmad
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9780822363330
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-6333-0
• Pagine: 277
• Serie: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies; Next Wave: New Directions in W; Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche