220 Pages
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Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
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Routledge
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A groundbreaking anthropological analysis of Islam as experienced by Muslims, By Noon Prayer builds a conceptual model of Islam as a whole, while travelling along a comparative path of biblical, Egyptological, ethnographic, poetic, scriptural and visual materials. Grounded in long-term observation of Arabo-Islamic culture and society, the study captures the rhythm of Islam weaving through the... Read more
Part One: SPATIALITY AND TEMPORALITY1. Conceptual Overview 2. The Anthropology Of Time And SpacePart Two: COSMOS AND CALENDAR3. Order and Creative Beginning 4. Science, Religion and Business of TemporalityPart Three: ARABO-ISLAMIC ECOLOGY OF RHYTHM5. Marking Time, Carving Space6. Khususiyya, Qudsiyya, Jama'iyya: A Theory of Arabo-Islamic RhythmConclusion
Biography
Fadwa El Guindi is director and research anthropologist at El Nil Research in Los Angeles. She is currently Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
