The Matter which may be: Sectarian Dilemmas of Materiality in Bahrain

This article discusses different approaches to materiality and material expressions of cultural identity in contemporary Bahrain, a small Arab Gulf state. Various Islamic traditions have different understandings of materiality and its ontological qualities. In the contemporary Gulf this difference i...

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Main Author: Fibiger, Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2019]
In: Material religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 204-220
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bahrain / Islam / Folk religion / Materiality / Meaning / Sunnites / Religious policy / Shi'ah
Further subjects:B Shia Islam
B Sectarianism
B Arab Uprisings
B Bahrain
B Objectification
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)