Islam in practice : religious beliefs in a Persian village /
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| Author / Creator: | Loeffler, Reinhold, 1932- |
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| Imprint: | Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, ©1988. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (312 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11105369 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The Setting
- The World Views
- 1. The Mullah: Uncommitted Formalism
- 2. The Former Landlord: Religion of Power
- 3. The Old Trader: Virtuoso Devotionalism
- 4. The Young Trader: Literal Zealotry
- 5. The Old Teacher: Idealistic Humanism
- 6. The Young Teacher: Rationalism and Orthodoxy
- 7. The Craftsman: Modernist Purism
- 8. The Representative of the People: Islamic Activism
- 9. The Prayer-Writer: The Problem of Efficacy
- 10. The Mystic: The Secrets of Control
- 11. The Old Hunter: Familiar of the Jinn
- 12. The Deep Believer: Belief as Knowledge
- 13. The Fundamentalist: Purist Orthodoxy
- 14. The Doubtful: Reason versus Tradition
- 15. The Calm: Grassroot Morality and Cosmic Harmony
- 16. The Pragmatist: Immanent Ritualism
- 17. The Mashhadi: Ritualism without Certainty
- 18. The Lower Peasant I: Low-Key Religiosity
- 19. The Lower Peasant II: Trustful Surrender to God
- 20. The Wealthy: Legitimization of Good Fortune
- 21. The Poor: Suppressed Revolt
- The Effect of the Revolution
- Theoretical Commentary
- Toward an Epistemological Theory of Religion
- A Synopsis of the Cases
- Notes
- Glossary
- References
- Index