Global Dynamics of Shi'a Marriages : Religion, Gender, and Belonging
Shanneik, Yafa LU
and Moors, Annelies
(2021)
In Politics of Marriage and Gender: Global Issues in Local Contexts
- Abstract
- Muslim marriages have been the focus of considerable public debate in Europe and beyond, in Muslim-majority countries as well as in settings where Muslims are a minority. Most academic work has focused on how the majority Sunni Muslims conclude marriages. This volume, in contrast, focuses on Twelver Shi'a Muslims in Iran, Pakistan, Oman, Indonesia, Norway, and the Netherlands. The volume makes an original contribution to understanding the global dynamics of Shi'a marriage practices in a wide range of contexts--not only its geographical spread but also by providing a critical analysis of the socio-economic, religious, ethnic, and political discourses of each context. The book sheds light on new marriage forms presented through a bottom up... (More)
- Muslim marriages have been the focus of considerable public debate in Europe and beyond, in Muslim-majority countries as well as in settings where Muslims are a minority. Most academic work has focused on how the majority Sunni Muslims conclude marriages. This volume, in contrast, focuses on Twelver Shi'a Muslims in Iran, Pakistan, Oman, Indonesia, Norway, and the Netherlands. The volume makes an original contribution to understanding the global dynamics of Shi'a marriage practices in a wide range of contexts--not only its geographical spread but also by providing a critical analysis of the socio-economic, religious, ethnic, and political discourses of each context. The book sheds light on new marriage forms presented through a bottom up approach focusing on the lived experiences of Shi'a Muslims negotiating a diverse range of relationships and forms of belonging. (Less)
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- Shanneik, Yafa
LU
and Moors, Annelies
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Book/Report
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Politics of Marriage and Gender: Global Issues in Local Contexts
- pages
- 176 pages
- publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- ISBN
- 9781978818484
- 9781978818507
- 9781978818460
- 9781978818477
- project
- Alterumma - Creating an Alternative umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-political Mobilisation in Transnational Shii Islam
- language
- English
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- 0abf954d-4f11-4bdc-bcec-af25bb9b34d4
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title = {{Global Dynamics of Shi'a Marriages : Religion, Gender, and Belonging}},
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