How have practices and imaginaries of sensing been religiously engaged and contested by Muslims? How do contemporary Muslim practices and debates concerning religious sensing relate to historical precedents?Analysing examples dealing with contemporary Sufism and Muslim religious oratory, this book explores how the senses have been engaged and contested in Muslim religiosity. Combining the research fields of Islamic Studies, anthropology of Islam, material religion and sensory studies, this book covers a range of materials, including writings by Muslim religious authorities, ethnographic material, audio recordings and videos.Focusing on Western contexts, this book provides an innovative approach by foregrounding the piety practices of Western Muslims. Synthesising existing research with his own original analyses, Simon Stjernholm provides a fresh perspective on Islamic tradition, religiosity and sensing.
Simon Stjernholm is Associate Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Introduction 1. Approaching God 2. Mediating Muhammad 3. Sensing the Saints 4. Voice, Speech, Listening Epilogue Bibliography
[Sensing Islam] offers an innovative approach to studying Islamic religiosity by integrating sensory studies, ethnography, and media analysis…Stjernholm’s work ultimately enhances our understanding of how sensory engagement shapes Islamic experiences and traditions, both historically and in contemporarypractice.
Philip Halldén, Jan Hjärpe, Torsten Janson, Andreas Johansson, Ann Kull, Jonas Otterbeck, Anne Sofie Roald, Garbi Schmidt, Fadilj Selmani, Leif Stenberg, Simon Stjernholm, Jonas Svensson
Philip Halldén, Jan Hjärpe, Torsten Janson, Andreas Johansson, Ann Kull, Jonas Otterbeck, Anne Sofie Roald, Garbi Schmidt, Fadilj Selmani, Leif Stenberg, Simon Stjernholm, Jonas Svensson