Muslim Identities - An Introduction to Islam Second Edition - Aaron W. Hughes

Muslim Identities - An Introduction to Islam Second Edition - Aaron W. Hughes

9. The Performance of Muslim Identities

Muslim Identities - An Introduction to Islam Second Edition - Aaron W. Hughes

Aaron W. Hughes [+-]
University of Rochester
Aaron W. Hughes is the Dean’s Professor of the Humanities and the Philip S. Bernstein Professor in the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester. His research and publications focus on both Jewish philosophy and Islamic Studies. He has authored numerous books, including Situating Islam: The Past and Future of an Academic Discipline (Equinox, 2007); Theorizing Islam: Disciplinary Deconstruction and Reconstruction (Equinox, 2012); Muslim Identities: An Introduction to Islam (Columbia, 2012); and Abrahamic Religions: On the Uses and Abuses of History (Oxford, 2012). He currently serves as the editor of the journal Method and Theory in the Study of Religion.

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This chapter seeks to account for the various practices in which many Muslims engage, both in the past and in the present. This means a focus on what are often called the “pillars” of Islam. It also examines ritual belief in the various denominations, included so-called popular of lived Islam.

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Hughes, Aaron. 9. The Performance of Muslim Identities. Muslim Identities - An Introduction to Islam Second Edition. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 173-187 Nov 2022. ISBN 9781800502093. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=43106. Date accessed: 04 Oct 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.43106. Nov 2022

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