2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Material Islam: The Cult of Relics and Religious Commodities in South Asian Muslim Societies.
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23520083
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Religious studies
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| Research Institution | Takasaki City University of Economics |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | イスラーム / 南アジア / 聖遺物 / 預言者 / 聖者 / 商品 / 複製 / 宗教グッズ |
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| Research Abstract |
The reproduction and commodification of relics observed in predominantly Muslim regions in South Asia is not a vestige of premodern, magical beliefs. It should be perceived in the context of the intensified antagonism between religious movements in India and Pakistan since 9/11, and the transitions in political and economic relations with neighbouring countries and the West. Accordingly, the trend of material Islam can be seen as emerging in opposition to Islam's fundamentalist trend.
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