The Bloomsbury Handbook of Muslims and Popular Culture illustrates how Muslims participate in a broad spectrum of activities. Moving beyond a framework that emphasizes ritual, legal, historical, or theological issues, this book speaks to how Muslims live in the world, in relation to their religion and the realities of the world around them. The international team of contributors provide in-depth analysis that chronicles Islamic cultural products in regional and transnational contexts, explores dominant and emerging theories about popularization, and offers provocations in the field of religion and popular culture. The handbook is structured in six parts: spaces; appetites; performances; readings; visions; and communities. The book explores a variety of Muslim societies and communities within the last 100 years, ranging from the Islamic presence in Latin American architecture to Muslim Anglophone hip-hop, and Muslims in modern Indian theatre.
| ISBN: | 9781350145399 |
| Publication date: | 19th October 2023 |
| Author: | Dr Hussein Harvard Divinity School, USA Rashid |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 416 pages |
| Series: | Bloomsbury Handbooks |
| Genres: |
Islamic life and practice Popular culture |
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Muslims and Popular Culture illustrates how Muslims participate in a broad spectrum of activities. Moving beyond a framework that emphasizes ritual, legal, historical, or theological issues, this book speaks to how Muslims live in the world, in relation to their religion and the realities of the world around them. The international team of contributors provide in-depth analysis that chronicles Islamic cultural products in regional and transnational contexts, explores dominant and emerging theories about popularization, and offers provocations in the field of religion and popular culture. The handbook is structured in six parts: spaces; appetites; performances; readings; visions; and communities. The book explores a variety of Muslim societies and communities within the last 100 years, ranging from the Islamic presence in Latin American architecture to Muslim Anglophone hip-hop, and Muslims in modern Indian theatre.
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Muslims and Popular Culture features in the following genres: Islamic life and practice, Popular culture
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Muslims and Popular Culture is available in Hardback
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Muslims and Popular Culture was written by Dr Hussein Harvard Divinity School, USA Rashid and published by Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Muslims and Popular Culture has 416 pages
Yes it is part of Bloomsbury Handbooks series