Sounding Islam: Voice, Media, and Sonic Atmospheres in an Indian Ocean World

Patrick Eisenlohr

Open Access Published by University of California Press 2018

Sounding Islam

Voice, Media, and Sonic Atmospheres in an Indian Ocean World

Patrick Eisenlohr

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780520970762

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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.

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Eisenlohr Patrick :

Patrick Eisenlohr is Professor of Anthropology and Chair in Society and Culture in Modern India at the University of Göttingen. He is the author of Little India: Diaspora, Time, and Ethnolinguistic Belonging in Hindu Mauritius.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Audio Clips Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. Sounding Islam Open Access Download PDF	1
2. Devotional Islam and Sound Reproduction Open Access Download PDF	21
3. Aspirations in Transnational Religious Networks Open Access Download PDF	38
4. The Materiality of Media and the Vanishing Medium Open Access Download PDF	59
5. The Work of Transduction: Voice as Atmosphere Open Access Download PDF	79
6. Sound as Affect? Encorporation and Movement in Vocal Performance Open Access Download PDF	109
Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	129
Notes Open Access Download PDF	135
References Open Access Download PDF	145
Index Open Access Download PDF	161

Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 188

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Published: June 8, 2018
ISBN: 9780520970762