Between Text and Practice: Considerations in the Anthropological Study of Islam

The anthropological study of Islam is one that has been plagued by problems of definition. What exactly are we studying? Local practices, universal texts and standards of practice, or something else entirely. At the heart of the question is how anthropologists define Islam. This paper1 reviews the m...

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Published in:Marburg Journal of Religion
Main Author: Lukens-Bull, Ronald A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg 1999
Online Access:Online Access
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