Hearing Islam

The Sounds of a Global Religious Tradition
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-0-367-76882-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 281 g

Hearing Islam introduces the global religious tradition of Islam through its rich history of sounds and music.

The book explores how the centrality of sonic practices and experiences within Islamic traditions stems largely from the orality of the Qur’an and the importance of recitation, while arguing that sound can provide a productive point of entry to human cultures in general. Its tripartite structure guides the reader through the foundations of Islamic traditions and sounds; theoretical frameworks of orality, listening, and deafness; and some of the major types of sonic practices and genres related to Islam, such as chanting the Islamic poetic tradition, South Asian qawwali, and hip-hop.

This cutting-edge textbook is the go-to volume for students of Islam and sound, Islamic studies, religion and sound, and the practice of Islam.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Osborne, Lauren E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Leben & Praxis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  Part I. Foundations  1. The Recitation of the Qur'an 2. Calling the Faithful to Prayer 3. Islam and Music  Part II. Frameworks  4. Orality: Islam as it is Spoken 5. Listening in Islam 6. Deafness  Part III. Genres  7. Chanting and Singing Islam 8. Mysticism and Music 9. Islam and Hip-Hop Conclusion Glossary  Index

Über Autor(innen)

Lauren E. Osborne is Associate Professor of Religion at Whitman College, USA.