|
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies
|
Buy Now
Spirits of Palestine - Gender, Society, and Stories of the Jinn (Paperback, New)
Loot Price: R1,576
Discovery Miles 15 760
|
|
|
Spirits of Palestine - Gender, Society, and Stories of the Jinn (Paperback, New)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
The Palestinian Muslim village of Artas is cradled in the lap of
four mountains in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Although Artas
has experienced the violence of Israeli occupation, Spirits of
Palestine does not focus exclusively on the villagers' experiences
of violence, terrorism, or loss. This ethnography looks instead at
the daily lives of Palestinian women and men and how they relate to
tragedies and difficulties both large and small. Through stories of
possession by the jinn, spirits that appear throughout the Koran,
anthropologist Celia Rothenberg takes the reader past the dramatic,
violent world of street battles and stone-throwing to more intimate
realms of power--in homes and prisons, family and neighborhood
relations, and personal experiences of migration and diaspora.
Rothenberg shows how remarkably far-reaching jinn stories can be;
they provide commentary on the constructed nature of kinship,
strong social mores, and those who are both on the margins and at
the center of a Palestinian community. Jinn stories remind us that
power in all its forms has gaps and inconsistencies. Spirits of
Palestine is a truly original ethnography and an essential addition
to scholarship on Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East that will
be of interest to cultural anthropologists, sociologists, and
women's/gender studies scholars.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
(2)
