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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marzia Balzani, Marzia (New York University Balzani, Balzani Marzia
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.02.2020
• EAN: 9781138715851
• ISBN: 978-1-138-71585-1
• Pagine: 242
• Serie: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia ASAA South Asian Series
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; 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