Overview :In this powerful but accessible new study John Bowen draws on a full range of work in social anthropology to present Islam in ways that emph... Read More
Overview :In this rich account of a Muslim society in highland Sumatra, Indonesia, John Bowen describes how men and women debate among themselves idea... Read More
Overview :Muslims currently struggle to reconcile radically different sets of social norms and laws (including those derived from Islam, as well as co... Read More
Overview :Can Islam Be French? is an anthropological examination of how Muslims are responding to the conditions of life in France. Following up on hi... Read More
Overview :Religions in Practice provides a comprehensive and primarily theme-based overview for students of the anthropology of religion. Whilst cover... Read More
Overview :The French government's 2004 decision to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools puzzled many observers, both ... Read More
Overview :Why fears about Muslim integration into Western society--propagated opportunistically by some on the right--misread history and misunderstan... Read More