A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East presents a comprehensive overview of current trends and future directions in anthropological research and activism in the modern Middle East.Offers critical perspectives on the theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical goals of anthropology in the Middle EastAnalyzes the conditions of cultural and social transformation in the Middle Eastern region and its relations with other areas of the worldFeatures contributions by top experts in various Middle East anthropological specialtiesFeatures in–depth coverage of issues drawn from religion, the arts, language, politics, political economy, the law, human rights, multiculturalism, and globalization INDICE: Notes on Contributors.Acknowledgments.Preface. .PART ONE.Introduction: Theoretical and Conceptual Issues.01: Volume OverviewDeniz Kandiyotii .02: Anthropology, Theory and Middle Eastern StudiesSuad Joseph.03: Structure and Agency in the Anthropology of the MiddleEastSoraya Altorki.04: Anthropology and Reflections on the Politics of Middle EastStudiesSteve Caton .PART TWO.Culture and Everyday Life.05: The Politics of Aesthetics in the Muslim Middle EastMartin Stokes.06: Dreams and the MiraculousAmira Mittermaier.07: Refiguring IslamNada Moumtaz.08: In the Garden of the SexesShahla Haeri.09: Trajectories of Gendered LaborLivia Wick.10: The Politics of PoetryAndrew Bush .PART THREE.Social Relations and Social Movements.11: Medical Anthropology in the Middle East and NorthAfricaJessica Newman and Marcia Inhorn.12: From Rural Development to Environmental AnthropologyNicholas Hopkins.13: Displacement and DispossessionDawn Chatty.14: The Anthropology of Humanitarianism in the Middle EastIlana Feldman.15: Anthropologies of Middle Eastern DiasporasPaul Silverstein.16a: The Invention of the Mizrahim,Ella Shohat.16b: The Mizrahi Cinema of DisplacementElla Shohat.17: Social Movements and RevolutionZeina Zaatari. .PART FOUR.Law, Politics and the State.18: Justice Between Islamic Shari`a and Liberal LawHussein Ali Agrama .19: The Notion of Arab Culture and the Colonial PresentMayssoun Sukarieh.20: Rethinking the Anthropology of NeoliberalismJulia Elyachar.21: States of Aspiration: New Questions for Middle EastAnthropologyMichelle Obeid.22: Notes on the Post–Ottoman: Anatolian Armenians as anEthnographic PerspectiveHakem Al Rustom.23: Reframing the Middle Eastern CityKamran Asdar Ali.PART FIVE.Pop Culture and New Media.24: Popular CultureJohn Schaefer.25: New Media and Electronic NetworksMark Peterson.Index
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