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OverviewAlthough Islam is not new to West Africa, new patterns of domestic economies, the promise of political liberalization, and the proliferation of new media have led to increased scrutiny of Islam in the public sphere. Dorothea E. Schulz shows how new media have created religious communities that are far more publicly engaged than they were in the past. Muslims and New Media in West Africa expands ideas about religious life in West Africa, women's roles in religion, religion and popular culture, the meaning of religious experience in a charged environment, and how those who consume both religion and new media view their public and private selves. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dorothea E. Schulz, Ph.D.Publisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780253223623ISBN 10: 0253223628 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 08 December 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Preface Acknowledgments Overture 1. ""Our Nation's Authentic Traditions"": Law Reform and Controversies over the Common Good, 1999–2006 2. Times of Hardship: Gender Relations in a Changing Urban Economy 3. Family Conflicts: Domestic Life Revisited by Media Practices 4. Practicing Humanity: Social Institutions of Islamic Moral Renewal 5. Alasira, the Path to God 6. ""Proper Believers"": Mass-mediated Constructions of Moral Community 7. Consuming Baraka, Debating Virtue: New Forms of Mass-mediated Religiosity Epilogue Notes References Index"ReviewsPromises to make a major contribution not only to the study of women's involvement in 'political Islam' in West Africa, but also to comparative studies of commodification, mass entertainment, the global emergence of new religious cultures, masculinity, and the personal effects of neoliberalism. Sean Hanretta, Stanford University Author InformationDorothea E. Schulz is Professor in the Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology at the University of Cologne. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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