Music, Culture and Identity in the Muslim World - Performance, Politics and Piety (Hardcover, New)

In contrast to many books on Islam that focus on political rhetoric and activism, this book explores Islam's extraordinarily rich cultural and artistic diversity, showing how sound, music and bodily performance offer a window onto the subtleties and humanity of Islamic religious experience. Through a wide range of case studies from West Asia, South Asia and North Africa and their diasporas - including studies of Sufi chanting in Egypt and Morocco, dance in Afghanistan, and "Muslim punk" on-line - the book demonstrates how Islam should not be conceived of as being monolithic or monocultural, how there is a large disagreement within Islam as to how music and performance should be approached, such disagreements being closely related to debates about orthodoxy, secularism, and moderate and fundamental Islam, and how important cultural activities have been, and continue to be, for the formation of Muslim identity.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	2014
Editors:	Kamal Salhi
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	304
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-66562-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies
LSN:	0-415-66562-0
Barcode:	9780415665629

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