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Islam in a Zongo

Muslim Lifeworlds in Asante, Ghana
BuchGebunden
325 Seiten
Englisch
Cambridge University Presserschienen am07.01.2021
Zongos, wards in West Africa populated by traders and migrants from the northern savannahs and the Sahel, are a common sight in Ghana's Asante region where the people of these wards represent a dual-minority as both foreigners and Muslims in a largely Christian area, facing marginalisation as a result. Islam provides the people of the zongos with a common ground and shared values, becoming central to their identity and to their shared sense of community. This detailed account of Islamic lifeworlds highlights the irreducible diversity and complexity of 'everyday' lived religion among Muslims in a zongo community. Benedikt Pontzen traces the history of Muslim presence in the region and analyses three Islamic phenomena encountered in its zongos in detail: Islamic prayer practices, the authorisation of Islamic knowledge, and ardently contested divination and healing practices. Drawing on empirical and archival research, oral histories, and academic studies, he demonstrates how Islam is inextricably bound up with the diverse ways in which Muslims live it.mehr
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KlappentextZongos, wards in West Africa populated by traders and migrants from the northern savannahs and the Sahel, are a common sight in Ghana's Asante region where the people of these wards represent a dual-minority as both foreigners and Muslims in a largely Christian area, facing marginalisation as a result. Islam provides the people of the zongos with a common ground and shared values, becoming central to their identity and to their shared sense of community. This detailed account of Islamic lifeworlds highlights the irreducible diversity and complexity of 'everyday' lived religion among Muslims in a zongo community. Benedikt Pontzen traces the history of Muslim presence in the region and analyses three Islamic phenomena encountered in its zongos in detail: Islamic prayer practices, the authorisation of Islamic knowledge, and ardently contested divination and healing practices. Drawing on empirical and archival research, oral histories, and academic studies, he demonstrates how Islam is inextricably bound up with the diverse ways in which Muslims live it.
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-108-83024-9
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
FormatGenäht
Erscheinungsjahr2021
Erscheinungsdatum07.01.2021
Seiten325 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 152 mm, Höhe 229 mm, Dicke 18 mm
Gewicht553 g
Artikel-Nr.56363739

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. A History of Muslim Presence in Asante; 2. Muslim Presence and Zongos in Asante: The Current State; 3. Those Who Pray Together; 4. Speaking for Islam: Ê¿Ilm and Religious Authority; 5. 'BÅkÄ:' on Islamic Discourses, Imaginaries, and Incommensurability; Conclusion; Appendixes.mehr

Autor

Benedikt Pontzen is an anthropologist and writer who has been carrying out ethnographic and historiographic research in Asante since the early 2000s. Besides his research on Islam, he also works on so-called 'African Traditional Religions', religious encounters, and lived religious diversity in the region. His work has been published in journals, including Africa and the Journal of Religion in Africa, and in edited volumes.
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