Description
Book SynopsisA free ebook version of this title is available throughLuminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visitwww.luminosoa.org to learn more. Sounding Islam provides a provocative account of the sonic dimensions of religion, combining perspectives from the anthropology of media and sound studies, as well as drawing on neo-phenomenological approaches to atmospheres. Using long-term ethnographic research on devotional Islam in Mauritius, Patrick Eisenlohr explores how the voice, as a site of divine manifestation, becomes refracted in media practices that have become integral parts of religious traditions. At the core of Eisenlohr's concern is the interplay of voice, media, affect, and listeners' religious experiences. Sounding Islam sheds new light on a key dimension of religion, the sonic incitement of sensations that are often difficult to translate into language.
Trade Review"The book marks a major contribution in terms of theorization of sound—in religious contexts as well as more broadly." * Reading Religion *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
List of Audio Clips
Acknowledgments
1. Sounding Islam
2. Devotional Islam and Sound Reproduction
3. Aspirations in Transnational Religious Networks
4. The Materiality of Media and the Vanishing Medium
5. The Work of Transduction: Voice as Atmosphere
6. Sound as Affect? Encorporation and Movement in Vocal Performance
Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
