Islam and popular culture

Title
Islam and popular culture
Publication Date
2018-01
Author(s)
McLean, Lesley
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4279-3945
Email: lmclean4@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:lmclean4
Type of document
Review
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Social Alternatives
Place of publication
Australia
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/59771
Abstract

Islam and Popular Culture brings together 18 chapters by 19 researchers examining recent expressions of popular culture in predominantly Muslim societies. In their clear and insightful introduction, the editors identify at least three key propositions underpinning the volume: (1) that popular culture is a valuable site for the study of social transformation processes in the Muslim world, (2) that popular culture must be considered in association with globalisation rather than the more narrow framework of western secularisation, and importantly, (3) that popular culture ought not to be dismissed as simply a distraction from discussing ‘real politics’ (pp. 13-14). The volume is organised into five parts with each part focusing on thematically related case studies and within the framework of the aforementioned propositions

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Citation
Social Alternatives, 37(1), p. 65-66
ISSN
1836-6600
0155-0306
Start page
65
End page
66

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