Sounding Islam
Author: Eisenlohr, Patrick
Added by: carl
Added Date: 2020-03-06
Language: eng
Subjects: Anthropology, Media and communication, Religion, voice, anthropology of media, sound studies, atmospheres, Islam, Mauritius, India, Indian Ocean, media, sound reproduction, Open Access Books
Publishers: University of California Press
Collections: IndiaCulture, JaiGyan
ISBN Number: 9780520970762 9780520298712 9780520970762
Pages Count: 300
PPI Count: 300
PDF Count: 1
Total Size: 94.36 MB
PDF Size: 9.28 MB
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License: Unknown License
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Abstract
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.