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Author:   F. Trix ,  J. Walbridge
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2008
Weight:   0.247kg
ISBN:  

9781349372829

ISBN 10:   134937282
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   02 July 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

The Seeing of our Eyes:'Albanian Sufi Baba (Balkan Sufi leader in US)- F. Trix Fadma:  Healer of Women& Weaver of Textiles (Moroccan Berber healer)- C. Becker Master Singer of Pakistan: Baba Shafqat (Pakistani religious musician)- J.& L. Walbridge Esmat's Life of Travail:'You Yourself help me God' (Iranian village woman)- M. Hegland Emine: Muslim University Student in Berlin (Turkish student in Germany)- K. Ewing The Intricacies of Being Senegal's Shi'ite Sheikh (Lebanese religious leader in West Africa)- M. Leichtman Son of an Ayatollah:  Abd al-Majid al-Khu'i (Iraqi religious leader in Great Britain)- J.& L. Walbridge The Irrepressible Salma (Afghan aid agency manager)- P. Omidian Growing up Muslim in America: Dr. Anisa Cook (African-American pediatrician)- F. Trix A Javanese Muslim Life of Learning (Indonesian legal scholar)- R. M. Feener A Hometown Artist of the World: Sabah Naim (Visual artist in Egypt)- J. Winegar

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Provides in-depth portraits of ordinary Muslims in a variety of every-day contexts in order to overcome insidious Western stereotypes. - Richard Antoun, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton This is an outstanding collection of the personal lives of a variety of persons who are believers of Islam and for whom their religion is an important part of their daily lives. It is extremely well written and contains interesting stories that simultaneously convey a great deal of first hand material, as well as underlying aspects of Islamic life. - Barbara C. Aswad, Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, Wayne State University

Provides in-depth portraits of ordinary Muslims in a variety of every-day contexts in order to overcome insidious Western stereotypes. - Richard Antoun, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton This is an outstanding collection of the personal lives of a variety of persons who are believers of Islam and for whom their religion is an important part of their daily lives. It is extremely well written and contains interesting stories that simultaneously convey a great deal of first hand material, as well as underlying aspects of Islamic life. - Barbara C. Aswad, Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, Wayne State University

Provides in-depth portraits of ordinary Muslims in a variety of every-day contexts in order to overcome insidious Western stereotypes. - Richard Antoun, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, State University of New York at Binghamton This is an outstanding collection of the personal lives of a variety of persons who are believers of Islam and for whom their religion is an important part of their daily lives. It is extremely well written and contains interesting stories that simultaneously convey a great deal of first hand material, as well as underlying aspects of Islamic life. - Barbara C. Aswad, Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, Wayne State University

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FRANCES TRIX is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology at Indiana University, USA.  JOHN WALBRIDGE is a professor of Near Eastern Languages at Indiana University, USA, specializing in Islamic Philosophy, Science, and Education. The late LINDA WALBRIDGE was a cultural anthropologist who specialized in Shi'ism and minorities in Islamic countries.

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