Author: Ivar Lassy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Azerbaijan
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
The Muharram Mysteries Among the Azerbeijan Turks of Caucasia
Author: Ivar Lassy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Azerbaijan
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Azerbaijan
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Islam in the Balkans
Author: H. T. Norris
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780872499775
Category : Balkan Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
From the earliest times, also, many Balkan Muslim soldiers and bureaucrats, as well as scholars and poets, made an impact on the wider Islamic world, the most prominent being Mohammed Ali, the founder of modern Egypt.
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780872499775
Category : Balkan Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
From the earliest times, also, many Balkan Muslim soldiers and bureaucrats, as well as scholars and poets, made an impact on the wider Islamic world, the most prominent being Mohammed Ali, the founder of modern Egypt.
Muslims of Post-Communist Eurasia
Author: Galina M. Yemelianova
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000686043
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
This book discusses the evolution of state governance of Islam and the nature and forms of local Muslims’ rediscovery of their ‘Muslimness’ across post-communist Eurasia. It examines the effects on the Islamic scene of the political and ideological divergence of Central and South-Eastern Europe from Russia and most of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Of particular interest are the implications of the proliferation of new, ‘global’ interpretations of Islam and their relationship with existing ‘traditional’ Islamic beliefs and practices. The contributions in this book address these issues through an interdisciplinary prism combining history, religious studies/theology, social anthropology, sociology, ethnology and political science. They analyse the greater public presence of Islam in constitutionally secular contexts and offer a critique of the domestication and accommodation of Islam in Europe, comparing these to what has happened in the international Eurasian space. The discussion is informed by the works of such thinkers as Talal Asad, Bryan Turner, Veit Bader, Marcel Maussen and Bassam Tibi, and utilises primary and secondary sources and ethnographic observation. Looking at how collectivities and individuals are defining what it means to be Muslim in a globalised Islamic context, this book will be of great interest to scholars of Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000686043
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
This book discusses the evolution of state governance of Islam and the nature and forms of local Muslims’ rediscovery of their ‘Muslimness’ across post-communist Eurasia. It examines the effects on the Islamic scene of the political and ideological divergence of Central and South-Eastern Europe from Russia and most of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Of particular interest are the implications of the proliferation of new, ‘global’ interpretations of Islam and their relationship with existing ‘traditional’ Islamic beliefs and practices. The contributions in this book address these issues through an interdisciplinary prism combining history, religious studies/theology, social anthropology, sociology, ethnology and political science. They analyse the greater public presence of Islam in constitutionally secular contexts and offer a critique of the domestication and accommodation of Islam in Europe, comparing these to what has happened in the international Eurasian space. The discussion is informed by the works of such thinkers as Talal Asad, Bryan Turner, Veit Bader, Marcel Maussen and Bassam Tibi, and utilises primary and secondary sources and ethnographic observation. Looking at how collectivities and individuals are defining what it means to be Muslim in a globalised Islamic context, this book will be of great interest to scholars of Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology.
The Cambridge History of Iran
Author: William Bayne Fisher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521200950
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
Book Description
Iran from 1722-1979: political, social, economic and religious aspects of Iran.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521200950
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
Book Description
Iran from 1722-1979: political, social, economic and religious aspects of Iran.
Theater State and the Formation of Early Modern Public Sphere in Iran
Author: Babak Rahimi
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004207562
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
During the Safavid period, the Shi'i Muharram commemorative rites which had been publically practiced since the 7th century, became a manifestation of state power. Already during the reign of Shah 'Abbas I (1587-1629) the Muharram rituals had transformed into an extraordinary rich repertoire of ceremonies and ceremonial spaces that can be defined as 'theater state'. Under Shah Safi I (1629-1642) these ceremonies ultimately led to carnivalesque celebrations of misrule and transgression. This first systematic study of a wide range of Persian and European archival and primary sources, analyzes how the Muharram rites changed from being an originally devotional practice to an ambiguous ritualization that in combination with other public arenas, such as the bazaar, coffeehouses or travel lodges, created distinct spaces of communication whereby the widening gap between state and society gave way to the formation of the early Iranian public sphere. Ultimately, the Muharram public spaces allowed for a shift in individual and collective identities, opening the way to multifaceted living fields of interaction, as well as being sites of contestation where innovative expressions of politics were made. In particular, the construction of the new Isfahan in 1590 is linked with the widespread proliferation of the Muharram mortuary rites by discussing rituals performed in major urban spaces.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004207562
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
During the Safavid period, the Shi'i Muharram commemorative rites which had been publically practiced since the 7th century, became a manifestation of state power. Already during the reign of Shah 'Abbas I (1587-1629) the Muharram rituals had transformed into an extraordinary rich repertoire of ceremonies and ceremonial spaces that can be defined as 'theater state'. Under Shah Safi I (1629-1642) these ceremonies ultimately led to carnivalesque celebrations of misrule and transgression. This first systematic study of a wide range of Persian and European archival and primary sources, analyzes how the Muharram rites changed from being an originally devotional practice to an ambiguous ritualization that in combination with other public arenas, such as the bazaar, coffeehouses or travel lodges, created distinct spaces of communication whereby the widening gap between state and society gave way to the formation of the early Iranian public sphere. Ultimately, the Muharram public spaces allowed for a shift in individual and collective identities, opening the way to multifaceted living fields of interaction, as well as being sites of contestation where innovative expressions of politics were made. In particular, the construction of the new Isfahan in 1590 is linked with the widespread proliferation of the Muharram mortuary rites by discussing rituals performed in major urban spaces.
The Hibbert Journal
Martyrdom in Literature
Author: Friederike Pannewick
Publisher: Dr Ludwig Reichert
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This book aims to achieve a deeper understanding of the very human phenomenon of martyrdom by analysing in detail its highly varied re-enactments in European and Middle Eastern literatures. Despite its divergent historical, religious, philosophical or political circumstances, there does seem to be a certain inner logic, a metaphorical structure or symbolical subtext underpinning and thus unifying these heterogeneous literary manifestations of the idea of martyrdom. In this volume, eighteen researchers from the fields of literary, historical and religious studies reflect on the way concepts of martyrdom are represented, staged, praised or critically deconstructed in different world literatures.
Publisher: Dr Ludwig Reichert
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This book aims to achieve a deeper understanding of the very human phenomenon of martyrdom by analysing in detail its highly varied re-enactments in European and Middle Eastern literatures. Despite its divergent historical, religious, philosophical or political circumstances, there does seem to be a certain inner logic, a metaphorical structure or symbolical subtext underpinning and thus unifying these heterogeneous literary manifestations of the idea of martyrdom. In this volume, eighteen researchers from the fields of literary, historical and religious studies reflect on the way concepts of martyrdom are represented, staged, praised or critically deconstructed in different world literatures.
Theatrical Movement
Author: Bob Fleshman
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
Concise Biographical Companion to Index Islamicus
Author: Wolfgang Behn
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047418093
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
This Biographical Companion will be an indispensable reference tool for the serious student and scholar of Islamic Studies. It enables the user to quickly gain knowledge on the life, work, and professional background of almost every major and minor author, and thus to place each author in his/her proper perspective.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047418093
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
This Biographical Companion will be an indispensable reference tool for the serious student and scholar of Islamic Studies. It enables the user to quickly gain knowledge on the life, work, and professional background of almost every major and minor author, and thus to place each author in his/her proper perspective.
Annual Review of Anthropology
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Annual compilation of critical articles from all areas of the discipline of anthropology.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Annual compilation of critical articles from all areas of the discipline of anthropology.