In:
Journal of American Folklore, University of Illinois Press, Vol. 128, No. 510 ( 2015-10-01), p. 395-3411
Abstract:
The predominant discourse surrounding Islam on the national landscape conceals the diversity of experiences for Muslim Americans. A close examination of the local landscape of a women’s dars, or Quranic study group, contradicts gendered stereotypes. The dars gathering is a space of shared narratives, agency, and socialization. The nuanced reading of the discourse reveals a negotiation of religious and ethnic identity. Within their local communities, these groups of immigrant women are actively shaping their lives as distinctly South Asian Muslim American.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-8715
,
1535-1882
DOI:
10.5406/jamerfolk.128.510.0395
Language:
English
Publisher:
University of Illinois Press
Publication Date:
2015
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2050513-9
SSG:
7,26
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