Debating Muslims: Cultural Dialogues in Postmodernity and Tradition (New Directions in Anthropological Writing) [Paperback]

Michael M. J. Fischer (Author), Mehdi Abedi (Author)

Book Description

Series: New Directions in Anthro Writing | Publication Date: February 17, 2002

In a world of multinational commerce, satellite broadcasting, migration, terrorism, and global arms dealing, what is said and how it is said in one society can no longer be isolated from what is said and how it is said in another. Debating Muslims focuses on Iranian culture, Shi’ite Islam, and Iranians in the United States, offering an experiment in postmodern ethnography and an invitation to think in a multifaceted way about Islam in the contemporary world.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An engaging and illuminating account of Islamic culture in the Middle East and in the West. . . . The word ‘ethnography’ can hardly describe the many subjects this book broaches, from a seductive account of Abedi’s passage to America from a small village near Yazd, Iran, to an illuminating discussion of crucial Islamic practices such as the Qur’an and the hajj, to inquiries into the ‘autographics’ of Islamic popular art in Iran."—Ali Behdad, International Journal of Middle East Studies

"Describes a modern culture torn apart by the conflict of resurging Islamic fundamentalism and emerging secular intellectualism. . . . Debating Muslims is an important reader for the serious student of modern Muslim society, as it explores daily life inside Iran and in exile, politics intertwined with religion, multiple voices of Islamic ideology, and media graphics and the Rushdie phenomenon."—Library Journal

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New Directions in Anthropological Writing George E. Marcus and James Clifford, Series Editors

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Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition (February 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0299124347
• ISBN-13: 978-0299124342
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,013,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Islam > Shi'ism

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