{"product_id":"muslims-and-new-media-in-west-africa-9780253223623","title":"Muslims and New Media in West Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeals with gender, religion and the new urban economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchulz's book is a solid ethnographic work that makes a significant contribution to the literature on Islam in Africa, and on the effects of media technologies on local peoples' lives both on and beyond the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e * Intl Jrnl African Historical Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuslims and New Media in West Africa makes a major contribution to the anthropological study of Islam as well as the study of Islam in West Africa. It adds to our knowledge of everyday practices of Islam as well as how these ordinary practices play into the creation of religious authorities.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Relgion in Africa *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eOverture\u003cbr\u003e1. \"Our Nation's Authentic Traditions\": Law Reform and Controversies over the Common Good, 1999–2006\u003cbr\u003e2. Times of Hardship: Gender Relations in a Changing Urban Economy\u003cbr\u003e3. Family Conflicts: Domestic Life Revisited by Media Practices\u003cbr\u003e4. Practicing Humanity: Social Institutions of Islamic Moral Renewal\u003cbr\u003e5. Alasira, the Path to God\u003cbr\u003e6. \"Proper Believers\": Mass-mediated Constructions of Moral Community\u003cbr\u003e7. Consuming Baraka, Debating Virtue: New Forms of Mass-mediated Religiosity\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400670060887,"sku":"9780253223623","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253223623.jpg?v=1730471254","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/muslims-and-new-media-in-west-africa-9780253223623","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}