Sounding Islam
Voice, Media, and Sonic Atmospheres in an Indian Ocean World
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Author(s)
Eisenlohr, Patrick
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Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Language
EnglishAbstract
Sounding Islam provides a provocative account of the sonic dimensions of religion, combining perspectives from the anthropology of media and sound studies, as well as drawing on neo-phenomenological approaches to atmospheres. Using long-term ethnographic research on devotional Islam in Mauritius, Patrick Eisenlohr explores how the voice, as a site of divine manifestation, becomes refracted in media practices that have become integral parts of religious traditions. At the core of Eisenlohr’s concern is the interplay of voice, media, affect, and listeners’ religious experiences. Sounding Islam sheds new light on a key dimension of religion, the sonic incitement of sensations that are often difficult to translate into language.
Keywords
voice; anthropology of media; sound studies; atmospheres; Islam; Mauritius; India; Indian Ocean; media; sound reproduction; MuslimsISBN
9780520298712; 9780520970762Publisher
University of California PressPublisher website
www.ucpress.eduPublication date and place
Oakland, 2018Imprint
University of California PressClassification
Religion: general
Media studies
Anthropology
Religion: general
Media studies
Anthropology