Living Islam : Muslim Religious Experience in Pakistan's North-West Frontier
Magnus. Marsden
Bok Engelsk 2005 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press, , 2005.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (315 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgements; Note on transliteration; Glossary of Khowar words used in text; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Rowshan: Chitral village life; Chapter 3: Emotions upside down: affection and Islam in present day Rowshan; Chapter 4: The play of the mind: debating village Muslims; Chapter 5: Mahfils and musicians: new Muslims in Markaz; Chapter 6: Scholars and scoundrels: Rowshan's amulet-making ulama; Chapter 7: To eat or not to eat? Ismai'lis and Sunnis in Rowshan; Chapter 8: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. - 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, he documents how Chitral Muslims practise their religion through a complex interaction between mind and spirit.
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| ISBN | 0521617650. - 0521852234. - 9780521617659. - 9780521852234
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