Posts tagged Islam

From Text to Sound: Postcolonial Critique and the Anthropology of Islam

Jahriyya followers continue to hold the view that it is their particularly loud and melodious chanting that sets them apart from other Sufi and non-Sufi Muslims in China. At times the significance of sound even surpasses that of textual learning in assessing the position of a Sufi in the spiritual hierarchy.

Anthropology, ReligionGuangtian HaNovember 12, 2017Jahriyya, Sufism, Islam

Meranao Women Speak: Islam as Resistance to Forced Marriage

Although major media outlets tend to portray Islam as a hindrance to women’s emancipation, to these women, Islam offers them agency that their local culture denies.

Anthropology, ReligionRobin AsburyJune 4, 2017Islam, Phillipines