Review "Teasing out the nuances of such local differences can only be achieved through years of deep research on the ground, which is exactly what Hart did for this book. What results is a sensitive and thoughtful ethnographic account, written in engaging and accessible English. Keen to avoid over-harsh judgments, it is illuminated by a clear sympathy for the enriching experience of locally-rooted shared traditions - which are increasingly being encroached upon by standardized and urban-oriented modernist Islamist movements." William Armstrong in Hurriyet Daily NewsCHOICE Vol. 51, No. 04."This ethnography about the religious life of Sunni Muslim women living in two small rural communities in western Turkey is based on research carried out by the author (anthropology, SUNY Buffalo) from 1998 to 2010. The result is a detailed, nuanced presentation of the different ways that the villagers interpret and experience Islam the religion, as they negotiate the competing claims of orthodox Islam and their local spiritual practices and cultural traditions. . . . Recommended."--A. Rassam Read more About the Author Anthropologist and filmmaker Kimberly Hart is Assistant Professor of Social-Cultural Anthropology at the State University of New York College at Buffalo. Her award-winning film, A Wedding in the Yuntdag, is based on footage collected during fieldwork (2000-2001). Read more
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