Islam Through Objects (Paperback)

Introduction, Anna Bigelow (North Carolina State University, USA) 1. Tasbih in West African Islamic History: Spirituality, Aesthetics, Politics, and Identity, Ousman Murzik Kobo (Ohio State University, USA) 2. The Agency of the Material Taviz (Amulet), Joyce Flueckiger (Emory University, USA) 3. The Awakening of the Lamp in Bektashi Tradition, Mark Soileau (Haceteppe University, Turkey) 4. Universal Flag: Jewelry in American Islam, Michael Muhammad Knight (University of Central Florida, USA) 5. What Does This Cap Stand for? Scott Kugle (Emory University, USA) 6. Clothes of Righteousness: The MGT Uniform in the 20th Century, Kayla Renee Wheeler (Grand Valley State University, USA) 7. Bibi ka 'Alam: An Indian Shi'a Object of Devotion, Karen Ruffle (University of Toronto, Canada) 8. The Masonic Muhammad: Modern Euro-Islamic Encounters in Prophetic Iconography, Christiane Gruber (University of Michigan, USA) 9. Relic Reproduction: Tracing the Lives of Muhammad's Sandal, Richard McGregor (Vanderbilt University, USA) 10. Zamzam Water: Ritual and the Environment, Anna Gade (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA) 11. The Aljibe del Rey, D. Fairchild Ruggles (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA) 12. Rasulid Fish Coins: Transacting Sovereignty, Economy, and Religion, Roxani Margariti (Emory University, USA) 13. Tablets/Lawh, Aomar Boum (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) Bibliography Index