عنوان

Sharia in the City: Negotiation and Construction of Moral Space

Number

TL49400

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Sharia in the City: Negotiation and Construction of Moral Space

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Sharif Islam

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Ghamari-Tabrizi, Behrooz

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2016

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

226

Text of Note

Committee members: Gille, Zsuzsa; Rana, Junaid; Zerai, Assata

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-83149-8

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Discipline of degree

Sociology

Body granting the degree

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Text preceding or following the note

2016

Text of Note

This dissertation is primarily concerned with how sharia is practiced by Muslims from a variety of backgrounds in Chicago's Devon Avenue and how they co-construct physical and moral spaces. More specifically, I am interested in how sharia as a divine, non-contingent moral and legal code is understood and analyzed in various contingent situations and everyday settings such as producing, distributing, marketing and consuming halal food products. Drawing on conversations with residents, employees, and customers who visit stores in Devon Avenue, as well as archival research, my aim is to demonstrate the various multifaceted understandings and implications of sharia for Muslims in the United States. I argue that the multifaceted interpretations and practices of sharia in the United States are connected with the rhythms and everyday practices of Chicago and beyond. These connections, rhythms, and practices are reflected and interpreted in the actions and comments of Muslims and non-Muslims alike. The goal here is not just to show that the religious (for instance, sharia) and the non-religious/secular (grocery stores, restaurants, farms) are intertwined but to what extent these seemingly separate and disparate domains and spaces may be concurrently called upon within the framework of Islam, sharia, and halal food.

Religion; Sociology

Subject Term

Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Dietary restrictions;Fiqh;Food;Halal;Haram;Islam;Islamic branding;Ritual slaughter;Sharia;Zabiha

Benedict, Skylar

Ghamari-Tabrizi, Behrooz

Subdivision

Sociology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Call Number

1914639932; 10609901

Electronic name

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[Thesis]

276903

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