Search Results - "Anthropology of the Middle East"

Becoming an Abla: Homemaking and the Shaping of an Ethical Self among Women in a Turkish Muslim Community in Brazil by Dumovich, Liza

“…This article analyses the performance of homemaking and religious practices of six Turkish Muslim women who made hicret (migration) to Brazil, focusing on the…”
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The Power of Musical Aesthetics: Ritual and Emotion in Contemporary Moroccan Sufism by Bruno Ferraz Bartel

“…This article explores the role of music in eliciting emotional states among the Hamdouchiya Sufi order in Morocco. It highlights the aesthetic aspects of Sufi…”
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Islam as the Problem, Christianity as the Solution: Rupture and Continuity as Missionary Method for the Conversion of Iranians by Gomes Raietparvar, Ana Maria

“…This article analyses Christian missionaries working on converting Muslim Iranians to Christianity. Their methods are based on a logic of rupture and…”
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Mehir (Dower), Gifts of Gold, and Intimate Economies of Marriage in Istanbul by Kalpaklıoğlu, Burcu

“…Islamic mehir practices (dower) and other financial arrangements during a marriage reveal how marriage, gender and religion are understood and reconfigured in…”
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Reports by Hamza Esmili

“…Charlotte al-Khalili, Waiting for the Revolution to End: Syrian Displacement, Time and Subjectivity (London: UCL Press, 2023), xix +235pp., 8 figures, ISBN:…”
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There is No Place Like al-Dār: Everyday Entanglements in a Cairene Islamic Studies Institute by Shaddad, Alia

“…A Dār is a space that offers various courses and programmes that teach the Quran, the Hadith and the different branches of Islamic knowledge that derive from,…”
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Introduction: Ritual Performance and Religious Identity: Reshaping Traditions in Contemporary MENA and its Diasporas by Pinto, Paulo G, Dumovich, Liza

“…Tradition is a multifaceted concept and a term with contested meanings. It is usually understood as an unchanging collection of artefacts passed down from…”
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Migrant Souls: Reincarnation, Religious Authority and the Transformations of Druze Identity in Minas Gerais, Brazil by Pinto, Paulo G

“…This article analyses the reconfiguration of religious identity in the Druze community in Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil, which was formed by the arrival…”
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Charlatans and Fraudsters: Spiritual Healing and the Discourse of Piety and Order in Egypt by Sohayla El Fakahany

“…This article delves into the intricate interplay among state institutions, belief systems, dominant discourses and alternative spiritual healing practices in…”
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Social Media and the Commodification of Attention/Inattention in the Changing Egyptian Belly Dance Industry by Morley, Margaret L.

“…Abstract In 2018, Russian belly dancer Gohara catapulted to stardom after being charged with ‘inciting debauchery’ and nearly deported when a video of her…”
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Inflation as Talk, Economy as Feel: Notes Towards an Anthropology of Inflation by Amri, Myriam

“…Abstract Whether with central bankers or strolling passers-by, inflation is a recurring term, one that encapsulates contemporary life in Tunisia. How does a…”
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Made for Maids: Female Domestic Workers and the Use of Mobile Phones in the Slums of Urban Morocco by Ilahiane, Hsain

“…Abstract In this article, I am concerned with how female domestic workers use the mobile phone to expand employment opportunities in the shantytowns of urban…”
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Reports by tier, Corinne

“…Moctar Maghlah, Loves in Saharan Time. Anthology of Oral-Written Moorish Poetry Translated from Hassaniyya (Avignon: Wallada, 2020). xiv +165 pp. ISBN…”
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The Lottery and the Middle Class: Navigating the Boundaries of Risk-Taking and Class-Making in Istanbul by Hassan, Wesam

“…Abstract I focus on middle-class engagement with lotteries and numerical games of chance, to understand the symbolic boundary-making processes in the Turkish…”
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Economic Anthropology in the Middle East and North Africa by Ilahiane, Hsain

“…Abstract In this introduction to this special issue on economic anthropology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), I provide a short background on what…”
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Returnees, Institutions, and Networks: Making Space for Technology Entrepreneurship in Beirut by Benton, William

“…Abstract This article explores the development of Beirut's innovation ecosystem in the context of its social composition, complementing popular narratives of…”
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Reports by Fortier, Corinne

“…Moctar Maghlah, Loves in Saharan Time. Anthology of Oral-Written Moorish Poetry Translated from Hassaniyya (Avignon: Wallada, 2020). xiv +165 pp. ISBN…”
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Syrian Mothers-in-Law Exercising Power within Patriarchal Structures by Lokot, Michelle

“…Analysis of gendered power struggles often describes men's use of power over women. In some academic research, as well as analysis by development and…”
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Iranian Women and Gender in the Iran--Iraq War by Hegland, Mary Elaine

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Filthy Old People: Ageism in Israeli Gyms by Hertzog, Esther, Lev, Assaf

“…Abstract Based on an ethnographic study the article explores ageism in the context of gyms in Israel. It questions perceptions of ‘old age’ as having…”
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